[Regiment's freedom of city].

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150924
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Reference
150924
Media type
Audio
Item unavailable online
Categories
Interviews (Sound recordings)
Nonfiction radio programs
Radio actualities
Radio programs
Sound recordings
Special events radio coverage
Duration
00:34:59
Credits
RNZ Collection
New Zealand Broadcasting Service (estab. 1946, closed 1962)
Armstrong, C. N. (Colin Norman)
Millward, Edward Alan
Drummond, Robert Crawford, -1967 (d.1967)
Austin, William Semmens, 1915-1974
Grant, Lachlan
Waley-Cohen, Bernard, 1914-1991
Yates, Williams
Manning, George, 1887-1976

A compilation of seven audio cuts.
1. Colonel Colin Norman Armstrong of the Wellington West Coast regiment, speaks as the unit is given the freedom of the city of Wanganui. The Mayor, Edward Alan Millward, also gives a speech. Recorded June 21, 1961.
2. Bob Drummond, the secretary of the West Coast historical museum, recalls the early days of the Milford track and meeting explorer, Donald Sutherland, recorded in 1961.
3. New Zealand Broadcasting Service drama producer, William Austin, reviews radio drama from 1930s to 1960s. Recorded in the 1960s.
4. Lachlan Grant of Dunedin tells of his experiences as a coach driver in Gisborne in the 1900s. Recorded in September 1961.
5. Lord Mayor of London, Sir Bernard Waley-Cohen, talks about his office during a visit to New Zealand in August 1961.
6. William Yates pays tribute to Professor James Shelley at the time of his death, March 18, 1961.
7. The Mayor of Christchurch, George Manning, pays tribute to Professor James Shelley, March 18. 1961.