1 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁Among ▁them ▁were ▁Home ▁and ▁Territ ories , ▁the ▁depart ments ▁of ▁Mark ets ▁and ▁Com merce , ▁External ▁Affairs , ▁and ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁Im m igration ▁Office . ▁The ▁changing ▁o vers ight ▁of ▁his ▁work ▁reflected ▁the ▁varying ▁capac ities ▁in ▁which ▁I ve ▁completed ▁government ▁work , ▁covering ▁a ▁wide ▁array ▁of ▁subjects , ▁such ▁as ▁prom oting ▁tour ism , ▁Australian ▁goods , ▁national ▁aw aren ess ▁and ▁national ▁development ▁to ▁encourag ing ▁imm igr ants , ▁particularly ▁people ▁from ▁the ▁UK . ▁ ▁During ▁I ve ' s ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁government - aff ili ated ▁cinemat ograph er , ▁he ▁fil med ▁key ▁events ▁for ▁the ▁younger ▁generation , ▁such ▁as ▁Gal lip oli ' s ▁first ▁A IF ▁team , ▁the ▁Royal ▁Tour ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁and ▁the ▁Australian ▁east ▁and ▁west , ▁Can ber ra ▁Const ruction ▁Railway ▁and ▁Sydney ▁Har bour ▁Bridge . ▁I ve ▁used ▁several ▁means ▁of ▁transport ation ▁in ▁his ▁travel s ▁throughout ▁Australia . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁many ▁Austral ians ▁had ▁not ▁yet ▁had ▁a ▁chance ▁to ▁explore ▁their ▁own ▁country . ▁By ▁film ing ▁such ▁document aries , ▁I ve ▁promoted ▁Australia ▁to ▁its ▁citizens ▁and ▁attract ed ▁over se as ▁tour ists . ▁The ▁Cinema ▁and ▁Phot ographic ▁Branch , ▁grew ▁from ▁a ▁one - man ▁staff , ▁I ve , ▁to ▁a ▁Melbourne ▁organisation ▁with ▁its ▁own