From the Film Australia Collection. Made by The Cinema and Photographic Branch 1934. A documentary made to promote Canberra A.C.T. It includes images of the opening of the first Australian Federal Parliament by the Duke and Duchess of York. From sheep paddock to Federal Capital the film claims that not only is Canberra the most beautiful modern city in the world with gardens that would outshine those of the ancient Roman villas but it is also Australia's centre of learning and culture.