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105 Years Ago: New Plymouth’s East End Annual Picnic

January 25, 2017January 25, 2017 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1910s, Brandon Haughton, Garnett H. Saunders, New Plymouth, summer, Taranaki

105 years ago today, New Plymouth’s East End Annual Picnic took place. The seaside games and festivities – including swimming,

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“This is Without Doubt the Very Greatest Moment of My Life” – Jean Batten’s Record-Breaking Flight

October 16, 2016November 9, 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1930s, 1YA, acetate discs, Auckland, Auckland Aero Club, Australia, Britain, Burma, Ellen Melville, Ernest Davis, Frederick Jones, Java, Jean Batten, Kaipara, Mokau, National Council of Women, New Plymouth, NZBS, radio, Sarah Johnston, Siam, South America, Sydney

– By Sarah Johnston (Client Services Coordinator – Radio, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision) Eighty years ago today New Zealander