[NEW ZEALAND NEWS AND VIEWS No. 21]: GALLANT EXPLORER PAYS TRIBUTE TO EMPIRE HERO. OFF TO THE ANTARCTIC

Footage of the American explorer Commander Richard Byrd visiting Christchurch in preparation for an expedition to Antarctica. He addresses a crowd in front of a memorial to Captain Robert Scott. His ship, City of New York, is loaded and his husky dogs are prepared for their journey.

Item Title: NEWS AND VIEWS, NEW ZEALAND. GALLANT EXPLORER PAYS TRIBUTE TO EMPIRE HERO. COMMANDER BYRD BREAKS JOURNEY AT CHRISTCHURCH TO DO HONOUR TO THE MEMORY OF CAPTAIN SCOTT.
Item filmed: Sunday November 25, 1928. (ref: Dominion, 26.11.1928, p.13.)
Intertitle: COMMANDER BYRD.

Item Title: NEWS AND VIEWS, NEW ZEALAND. OFF TO THE ANTARCTIC. THE ICE-BREAKER OF THE BYRD EXPEDITION, THE CITY OF NEW YORK, MAKING READY FOR DEPARTURE.
Item filmed: November 1928.
Intertitle: THE ELEANOR BOLLING.
Intertitle: COMMANDER BYRD PERSONALLY SUPERVISES THE PREPARATIONS FOR DEPARTURE.
Intertitle: SOME OF THE HUSKIES UPON WHICH SO MUCH DEPENDS.
Intertitle: CHINOOK - - LEADER OF THE PACK.
End title: The End. METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER PICTURE. [Distributor’s title]