Sydney – Gauge

A new look at the old Luna Park

June 10, 2019June 10, 2019 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1920s, ARRISCAN, Auckland, Coubray Brothers, film scanning, Luna Park, Sydney, Ted Coubray

Imagine it’s the late 1920s near the Auckland waterfront and the joyful screams of thousands of amusement seekers ring out

NZ History Sound

“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