In 1927 Hector McWilliam made a movie called "Beautiful Tuross"
In all, it was nearly half an hour long and was made to showcase the resort that Hector was hoping to create. It was shown far and wide around the state to encourage tourists (and land buyers) to the area.
The Sydney Morning Herald: Friday 15 July
1927
FILM OF TUROSS.
For four mornings at the Piccailllly Theatre there has been shown a film dealing with the scenic beauties of Tuross. This contre on tho South Coast, a few miles from Bodalla, already includes a number of summer cot tages belonging to residents of Canberra and the Riverina, and it is claimed that in future years a great volume of holiday traffic will pass back and forth from the Federal Capi tal. The film shows in picturesque fashion the excellent surfing beaches, the rugged rock scenery, the facilities for golf and tennis, the broad sweep of Lake Tuross, and, above all, the beatitiful play of reflections along the Bodalla River.
This film
is only 10 minutes of the original.
(you can obtain a DVD copy
of the original from the Moruya Historical Society)