FILM TO BE MADE OF DOMINION

Southland Times, Issue 24242, 27 September 1940, Page 4

FILM TO BE MADE OF DOMINION

“MARCH OF TIME” MAN AT AUCKLAND

(United Press Association)

AUCKLAND, September 26.

Only a week after a business trip to Mexico from his home in New York, Mr Victor J. Jurgens, “March of Time” cameraman, reached Auckland by the Honolulu Clipper on his way to Australia. He will fly to Sydney on Saturday by the Tasman Empire Airways service.

Many thousands of miles have been covered by Mi' Jurgens on assignments for the organization with which he is associated, and he has made films in various parts of North and South America, Japan, Guam, Hong Kong and the Dutch East Indies. With him he has brought equipment for making separate documentary films in both New Zealand and Australia depicting particularly the war effort of the two countries as well as theii’ industrial and commercial life and something of their scenery.

“I will want to try to convey something of the size of Australia,” Mr Jurgens said. “The film will also deal with the Navy, the Army and the Air Force, the major industries and also to some extent with the ordinary life of the people. It is intended to be a record of modern Australia. After about two months there I intend to come to New Zealand and make a similar picture of the Dominion. It will be quite separate from the Australian picture.” Mr Jurgens was met on arrival by the Australian Trade Commissioner (Mr C.' E. Critchley).