▁first ▁actual ity ▁film ▁was ▁shot ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁nominated ▁as ▁a ▁cinemat ograph er ▁and ▁still ▁photograph er ▁for ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁Government . ▁This ▁position ▁had ▁been ▁held ▁by ▁James ▁P ink erton ▁Campbell ▁from ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁to ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁whose ▁appointment ▁was ▁not ▁successful ▁due ▁to ▁personal ▁conflicts , ▁quality ▁disput es ▁and ▁ins u fficient ▁fund ing ▁of ▁his ▁work . ▁In ▁contrast , ▁from ▁the ▁moment ▁I ve ▁started ▁working ▁as ▁this ▁role , ▁he ▁was ▁encourag ed ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁Cinema ▁and ▁Phot ographic ▁Branch ▁for ▁developing ▁the ▁film ▁industry . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁month ▁of ▁his ▁work , ▁I ve ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁setting ▁up ▁a ▁work space ▁in ▁Melbourne ▁and ▁purch asing ▁equipment . ▁The ▁Br is b ane ' s ▁newspaper ▁Star ▁stated ▁that ▁it ▁took ▁him ▁six ▁months ▁travel ing ▁around ▁the ▁states ▁to ▁take ▁any ▁photos ▁of ▁interest ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁Other ▁newsp apers ▁reported ▁that ▁Bert ▁was ▁" an ▁enthus iast ", ▁" a ▁man ▁of ▁infinite ▁resource " ▁and ▁" of ▁a ▁happy ▁nature ". ▁However , ▁the ▁qual ities ▁that ▁he ▁expressed , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁propag anda ▁of ▁his ▁works , ▁usually ▁ensure ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁wel com ed ▁wherever ▁he ▁went . ▁E ight ▁federal ▁depart ments ▁continu ously ▁managed ▁I ve ' s ▁activities ▁from ▁ 1 9