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.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Departure_of_the_Second_Contingent_for_the_Boer_War
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