New Zealand’s First Oil Tanker (1927)

Item title reads: “New Zealand’s first Oil Tanker . The ’Paula’ - first vessel to carry bulk petroleum under N.Z. flag - leaves for her long trip“ Southampton M/S tanker at sea, with a shot from the mast onto the front deck and then onto the rear deck. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.