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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

“We cheered lustily – and then we wept”: The First Gallipoli Wounded Return to Wellington

July 15, 2015 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1910s, Gallipoli, Sarah Johnston, ship, shipping, Wellington, Willochra, WW1

– By Sarah Johnston (Client Services Coordinator – Radio, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision) On the 15th of July 1915,

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Awatea Ship to Shore

February 24, 2015July 8, 2015 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 4 Comments 1930s, Alex Porter, Awatea, maritime, radio, ship, shipping

– By Alex Porter (Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision Audio Conservator) This ship to shore recording is possibly the first