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Pictorial Parade No. 41

Short Film (Full Length) – 1955

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This edition of the NFU magazine series first travels to Waiouru to observe the NZ Army’s elite Special Air Service, in the year it was established. The soldiers undergo bush exercises, an obstacle course and a mock ambush, training for deployment to Malaya. Then it’s up to Auckland Zoo to meet husky litters destined for an Antarctic Adventure with Hillary and the Trans-Antarctic Expedition (the dogs are related to Captain Scott’s huskies). And finally, it’s further north to go shark fishing for “a day on the Kaipara” in a segment directed by Maurice Shadbolt.

Watch your fingers near those teeth: besides making a mess of the line they can give you a rotten gash.
– A shark fishing warning

Key Cast & Crew

Maurice Shadbolt

Writer, Director, Editor

Patrick Smyth

Editor, Director, Writer

Lambton Burn

Editor, Director, Camera, Writer

John Hutchinson

Camera

Lex Alcock

Camera

Gavin Yates

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The National Film Unit

Source

Archives New Zealand

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