[Aunt Daisy interviewed in the United States, 1944]

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Year
1944
Reference
39858
Media type
Audio
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Rights Information
Year
1944
Reference
39858
Media type
Audio
Duration
00:07:24
Credits
RNZ Collection
Daisy, Aunt, 1879-1963, Interviewee

Aunt Daisy, Maud Basham, is interviewed on her trip to the United States in 1944. She gives the purpose of her visit which is to meet the American women. Talks about where she has visited, including Canada. She talks about how she has been Aunt Daisy for 12 years on radio in New Zealand and what the programme is about. Mentions the war effort and the American soldiers stationed in New Zealand. Tells of the clubs the soldiers visit, the winter sports. Mentions the 'underground river' and gives a description of it and the caves, and the glow-worms [presumably the Waitomo Caves]. Gives a message from the New Zealand women to the American women - "The great flame of victory will come from the spark of individual effort".