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New Zealand Coronation ceremony.

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Year
1953
Reference
32772
Media type
Audio
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Rights Information
Year
1953
Reference
32772
Media type
Audio
Categories
Nonfiction radio programs
Radio announcements
Radio programs
Radio public service announcements
Radio speeches
Sound recordings
Duration
00:09:56
Credits
RNZ Collection
Holyoake, Keith Jacka (b.1904, d.1983), Speaker/Kaikōrero
Nordmeyer, Arnold, Speaker/Kaikōrero
New Zealand Broadcasting Service (estab. 1946, closed 1962), Broadcaster

This recording begins with Acting Prime Minister Keith Holyoake's announcement that Edmund Hillary has reached the summit of Mount Everest. Arnold Nordmeyer then gives a speech regarding Queen Elizabeth II's coronation ceremony on the June 2, 1953. He talks about the significance of the throne and the importance of allegiance in the Commonwealth.