Royal Visit to Open the First Commonwealth Parliament

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| cinematography = Joseph Perry

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Royal Visit to Open the First Commonwealth Parliament was a 1901 Australian documentary film made by the Limelight Department of the Salvation Army in Australia.{{cite web |title=Royal Visit To Open The First Commonwealth Parliament |url=http://www.abc.net.au/limelight/docs/films/5_1_3_09.htm |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=20 December 2020 |location=Wayback Machine |date=2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020211062532/http://www.abc.net.au/limelight/docs/films/5_1_3_09.htm |archive-date=11 February 2002 }}

The first Commonwealth Parliament was opened by the Duke of Cornwall and York (later King George V) in Melbourne on 9 May 1901.{{cite web |title=The First Commonwealth Parliament 1901 |url=https://education.aec.gov.au/teacher-resources/federation/first-parliament.html |publisher=Australian Electoral Commission |access-date=29 October 2022}}

The film included the arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York at St Kilda pier on 6 May and external views around the opening of Federal Parliament on the 9th. Other activities were shot during their visit, such as the Duke laying the Boer War Memorial Foundation Stone in Ballarat.

Minimal footage still survives today.