The Departure of the Second Contingent for the Boer War

The Departure of the Second Contingent for the Boer War
Based onDocumentary
CinematographyW. H. Bartlett
Distributed byAlfred Henry Whitehouse
Release date
  • 1900 (1900)
Running time
1 min 14 sec
CountryNew Zealand
LanguageSilent
External videos
video icon The Departure of the Second Contingent for the Boer War (The NZ Archive of Film)

The Departure of the Second Contingent for the Boer War is a 1900 New Zealand documentary silent film.[1]

This is the oldest surviving New Zealand film and was produced by Alfred Henry Whitehouse.[1]

The earliest New Zealand films being from the first of December 1898, the opening of the Auckland Industrial and Mining Exhibition,[2] and Boxing Day that year, Uhlan winning the Auckland Cup at Ellerslie Racecourse.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Sowry, Clive (1993). "Whitehouse, Alfred Henry". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  2. ^ "First movie shot in New Zealand". New Zealand History. New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 1 December 1898.
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