1950s – Gauge

Gauge

The blog of New Zealand’s Audiovisual Archive

Film NZ History

61 Years Ago: Building Scott Base, Antarctica

February 28, 2017March 6, 2017 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 1950s, Antarctica, Architecture, construction, Edmund Hillary, Ellen Pullar, Scott Base

61 years ago, in February 1956, the design of Scott Base, Antarctica commenced. The project was led by Edmund Hillary.

Read more

Film NZ History Sound

Difficult Country – Kaikoura’s Tenuous Road and Rail Links

November 29, 2016December 22, 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 2010s, Albert Creed, Bruce Petrie, Canterbury, car, Christchurch, earthquake, Hanmer, Kaikoura, Kekerengu, mail, Main Trunk Line, Ministry for Public Works, NZBC, Picton, Radio New Zealand, railway, Sarah Johnston, transport, Waiau

– By Sarah Johnston (Client Services Coordinator – Radio, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision) The hilly territory between Canterbury

Read more

NZ History Sound

“Cheers!” – How Radio has Covered the Growth of Our Export Wine Industry

October 6, 2016October 14, 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 1950s, 1970s, 1980s, Blenheimer, Cold Duck, Corbans, Ernie Hunter, Hawke's Bay, Heugh Chappell, Jesse Mulligan, John Buck, Maggie Barry, Marlborough, Marque Vue, Nobilos, radio, Sarah Johnston, Te Mata Estate, wine

Blenheimer, Marque Vue, Cold Duck. If you are over a certain age those names of early New Zealand wines may

Read more

Remembering Terence Bayler

September 6, 2016October 5, 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 1950s, 1980s, 1990s, Broken Barrier, Centenary of New Zealand Cinema, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, John O'Shea, Jonathan Dennis, NZ Post, Pacific Films, Terence Bayler, The Life of Brian, The Life of Brian (1979)

We remember Terence Bayler, who passed away in early August. Terence starred in Broken Barrier (1952), in which he plays Tom,

Read more

NZ History Sound

Physics and Passchendaele

September 1, 2016September 6, 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 1870s, 1910s, 1930s, 1950s, 2010s, book, chemistry, Christchurch, Christchurch Arts Centre, Christchurch earthquake, Ernest Rutherford, Gӧttingen University, John Keith Moloney, Nelson, Passchendaele, Rutherford’s Den, Sarah Johnston, science, William Moloney, World War I, World War One

By Sarah Johnston (Client Services Coordinator – Radio, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision) This Tuesday was the 145th birthday of

Read more

← Previous