Hall of Memory, Australian War Memorial, Official Opening Ceremony

Place	Oceania: Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Canberra
Accession Number	S00207
Collection type	Sound
Measurement	21 min 42 sec
Object type	Ceremony or Event recording, Radio broadcast
Physical description	sound disc (vinyl); AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING COMMISSION; 33 1/3 rpm; mono; 10 inch
Maker	Slim, William Joseph
Date made	24 May 1959
Access	Open
Conflict	Period 1950-1959
Copyright	Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
Copying Provisions	Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction.

Description

Hall of Memory, Australian War Memorial, Official Opening by the Governor General, Field Marshal Sir William Slim KG, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, GBE, DSO, MC, on 24 May 1959.

History / Summary

Includes speeches by The Honourable Gordon Freeth, Minister for the Interior; Dr C E W Bean, Chairman of the Board of Management of the Australian War Memorial; dedication by the three service padres; talks by Raymond Ewers, sculpter; Napier Waller and Major J J McGrath, Director of the Australian War Memorial. The opening ceremony was broadcast live by the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC), the announcer is Graham Chisolm.