The Departure of the Second Contingent for the Boer War (1900)
2m
Running Time
January 1, 1900Release Date
The Departure of the Second Contingent for the Boer War (1900)
2m
Running Time
January 1, 1900Release Date
Plot.
New Zealand's oldest surviving film shows a troop of horsemen from the Boer War Second Contingent in camp at one of the open days held before their departure at Newtown Park, Wellington, likely 13 January 1900. (https://ngataonga.org.nz/)
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Details.
Release DateJanuary 1, 1900
StatusReleased
Running Time2m
Wiki.
The Departure of the Second Contingent for the Boer War was a 1900 New Zealand documentary film.This is the oldest surviving New Zealand film and was produced by Alfred Henry Whitehouse.The earliest New Zealand films being from the first of December 1898, the opening of the Auckland Industrial and Mining Exhibition, and Boxing Day that year, Uhlan winning the Auckland Cup at Ellerslie Racecourse.