The Departure of the Second Contingent for the Boer War (1900)
- Country
- New Zealand
- Runtime
- 2 min
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This film shows a group of soldiers departing for the Boer War. It was made in New Zealand in 1900.
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What happens
The Departure of the Second Contingent for the Boer War is a 1900 New Zealand documentary silent 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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