Blue Mountains Crossing Re-enactment 4 April 1951
Australian Broadcasting Commission1951
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Re-enactment commemorating the first successful crossing of the Blue Mountains by Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth in 1813. Re-enactment and celebrations was part of the Commonwealth Jubilee. Recorded by the ABC in Sydney on 7 June 1951.
Main title:
Blue Mountains Crossing Re-enactment 4 April 1951 / Recorded by the Australian Broadcasting Commission
Imprint:
Penrith NSW : Penrith City Library, 2008
Collation:
1 audio disc : 4 tracks ; 11:25 minutes
Notes:
Converted from 78 rpm phonographic discs in July 2008 by Penrith City Library. 4 tracks represent the 4 sides of the 2 original 78 rpm phonographic disks produced by the ABC in June 1951.
Contents:
Several ceremonies: the Cairn at Luddenham Road where the party left from Blaxland's property, Victoria Park, St Marys and Memory Park, Penrith. Recorded speeches by dignitaries, including descendents of Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth.
Dewey class:
994.4102
Language:
English
Subject:
Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth expedition, 1813Festivals -- Penrith (NSW)Blaxland, Gregory, 1788-1853 -- Journeys -- New South Wales -- Blue Mountains (N.S.W.)Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth expedition commemoration ceremony, 1951Lawson, William, 1774-1850 -- Journeys -- Blue Mountains (N.S.W.)Wentworth, William Charles, 1790-1872 -- Journeys -- Blue Mountains (N.S.W.)Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth expedition re-enactment, 1951Penrith City (NSW) -- Historical celebrations
BRN:
134316
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research | Local AV | 994.4102 BLU | Not for loan (Set: 05 Jul 2017) |