“ March of Time ” for Australia and New Zealand

Manawatu Times, Volume 65, Issue 229, 27 September 1940, Page 7

“ March of Time ” for Australia and New Zealand

CAMERAMAN ARRIVES TO MAKE PICTURE Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Sept. 20. Only a week after a business trip to Mexico from his home in New York, Mr. Victor J. Jurgens, a “March of Time” cameraman, reached Auckland to-day 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 Mr. Jurgens on assignments for the organisation with which he is associated and he has made films in various parts of North and South America, Japan, Guam, Hongkong and the Dutch East Indies. Wi/th him he has brought equipment for making separa/te documentary films in both New Zealand and Australia depicting particularly the war effort of the two countries as well as their industrial and commercial life and something pi their scenery.

“I want to try to convey something of the size of Australia,” Mr. Jurgens said. “The film will also deal with the Navy, Army and Air Force, 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 1 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).