View of the Parliament building (Old Parliament House 18 King George Terrace, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory) in Canberra, Australia. Crowd gathered to welcome Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. Australian Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies and wife Dame Pattie Menzies walk behind Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip stepping up to enter the building of Parliament. Crowds clapping. Interiors of the building. Queen Elizabeth with other VIPs seated. Queen walks up to the mike to read a speech.
The USS Coral Sea (CV-43), nicknamed 'Ageless Warrior' underway at sea. U.S. Navy sailors parade on street in Sydney, Australia. Australian crowd watches the parade with enthusiasm. U.S. Admiral John H Sides, Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet, represents the United States in the reviewing stand. Scene shifts to horses running at a horse race course in Sydney. A U.S. Marine Corps Drum and Bugle Corps steps into the race course and performs in front of the Grandstand. Final scene shows several U.S. sailors saying goodbye to Australian girls. A sailor kisses a girl.
View of the U.S. Navy P2V-1 (BuNo 89082) on the RAAF Base Pearce, Perth, Australia. The Turtle logo painted on its fuselage. The aircraft at the end of the runway commencing its takeoff roll, and then being boosted into the air as 4 JATO (Jet assisted takeoff) bottles ignite. Dark smoke from the JATO bottles is clearly visible.
United States Army nurses and Australian WACs (Women's Army Corps) on the streets of Sydney, Australia. They march on the streets of Sydney. A crowd lines up the streets and cheers them. Trucks driven by women.
Jungle assault training of U.S. Army 1st Cavalry Division at Camp Strathpine, Queensland, Australia, during World War II. Soldiers of 1st Cavalry Division cross a stream in tarpaulin boats. The soldiers tow a 75 mm howitzer along a road and into a field. The soldiers use a surveyor's transit. U.S. Army Lieutenant General Walter Krueger, Commander of the U.S. Sixth Army, is escorted by Major General Innis P. Swift, Commander of the 1st Cavalry Division. They inspect activities at the training camp. View of a cabin in the woods serving as the Division Headquarters. General Krueger puffs on a tobacco pipe while General Swift points out various aspects of the training, including a soldier crossing a river on a zip line. They climb a small hill, where Krueger, now smoking a cigarette, climbs into a waiting jeep.
Camp Strathpine, an Australian training camp set up for the U.S. Army 1st Cavalry Division in Queensland, Australia during World War II. Soldiers of 1st Cavalry Division seated on logs of wood during a Protestant church services. The soldiers seated in front of an altar. The altar is made out of logs of wood. Lighted candles at the altar.
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