World War 2 – Gauge

NZ History Sound

Wounded, then shipwrecked: the powerful story of “A Simple Country Lad”

April 19, 2022April 21, 2022 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments A Simple Country Lad, Bobbie Loughnan, Corporal Robert Loughnan, Mobile Unit, Sarah Johnston, World War 2, World War Voices, WWII

By sound history researcher Sarah Johnston Among the recordings made by the National Broadcasting Service mobile recording unit in North

Film NZ History

70 Years Ago – Wanganella Strikes Rocks in Wellington Harbour

January 19, 2017January 18, 2019 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 4 Comments 1940s, Australia, Ellen Pullar, maritime, ship, shipping, Wanganella, Wellington, World War 2, World War II, WWII

70 years ago, on 19 January 1947, the trans-Tasman passenger liner TSMV Wanganella hit Barrett Reef in Wellington Harbour. Coming