Name: Departure of the British Antarctic Expedition from Lyttelton, New Zealand, 1st January, 1908.
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1908-01-01
Duration: 8 min
Cast: Wilmot Fawkes, Ernest Shackleton

Departure of the British Antarctic Expedition from Lyttelton, New Zealand, 1st January, 1908. Poster

Documentary

Overview

Footage of the expedition leaving Antarctica from New Zealand shot by government cameraman James McDonald. His excellency Admiral Sir Wilmot Hawksworth Fawkes, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Navy's Australian Station, visits and inspects the "Nimrod."