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Tom Thumb's Pacific Island Tour.

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Year
1950
Reference
278232
Media type
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Year
1950
Reference
278232
Media type
Audio
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Duration
00:14:46
Broadcast Date
28 Mar 1950
Credits
RNZ Collection
New Zealand Broadcasting Service (estab. 1946, closed 1962), Broadcaster

Episode 2 of Tom Thumb's Pacific Island Tour

A children's radio programme, hosted by "Pamela".

Pamela introduces "Tom Thumb", who continues his description of his travels through the Pacific islands. He relates his travels to Suva, Fiji, after arriving by flying boat.
He discusses arriving in the city and passing through an Indian village.
He talks about the layout of the town, currency, clothing, tropical fruit and birds that he encounters. He then describes flying to Tonga, having dinner on the aerodrome, and setting off again for Samoa.

Pamela introduces an item by the Hamilton Technical College Girls Choir, but their performance is not on this recording.