This clip shows part of the official parade for the Inauguration of the Commonwealth on 1 January 1901 as it passes through the temporary gate built especially for the occasion in Hyde Park, Sydney.
Watch the official Inauguration of the Commonwealth 1901 trailer in HD below.
Australia 25 April 1901
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1901:
09 November 1901
A daredevil rides his bicycle down a ramp and attempts to land in a pool of water as a crowd of spectators watches.
31 December 1901
Footage from the dawn of film taken by Mitchell and Kenyon in North England, 1901.
29 April 1901
The President of France and entourage on a pier's promenade.
11 November 1901
A most perfect picture of the Pan-American Exposition buildings, including the Electric Tower and Temple of Music, as they appear at night.
12 January 1901
Short film about the South African politician Paul Kruger
21 May 1901
A film from the UK based Mitchell & Kenyon.
13 December 1901
A man tries to climb ito bed to get a night's sleep. Every time he does, the bed suddenly is someplace else and he falls on the floor.
01 August 1901
An inventive use of slow-motion filming helps hammer home the gag as an unconvincing 'Indian chief' hopes to dissolve some trapped wind with a popular brand of indigestion powder.
03 February 1901
An impression of the funeral parade for Victoria, Queen of England, filmed in London (via https://catalogue-lumiere.
03 December 1901
In the center of the ring the trainer forms a pile of baskets many feet in height. Greyhounds leap in rapid succession, forming a graceful arch and landing on the ground as lightly as so many feathers.
28 May 1901
A diver jumps into a body of water-- and then comes right back out! This film should not be confused with Ferdinand Zecca's own remake of the same name (Plongeur fantastique, 1905).
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