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Calling New Zealand ; News. 1942-03-04.

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1942
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177473
Media type
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Year
1942
Reference
177473
Media type
Audio
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Series
D series, ca. 1935-1950s.
Categories
Radio programs
Sound recordings
War radio programs
Duration
00:13:40
Broadcast Date
03 Mar 1942
Credits
RNZ Collection
New Zealand. National Broadcasting Service (estab. 1936, closed 1946), Broadcaster

[BBC Pacific shortwave service broadcast]

Side 1: Calling New Zealand. ANZAC's calling home - Messages from New Zealanders in the armed forces serving in the United Kingdom., Part 1. [Shortwave audio quality is poor with a lot of distortion - all names transcribed as heard]
Ewen Tiffin, Christchurch; Rory Desmond, New Brighton; David Atkins, Rakaia and Ashburton; Varian [?] Wilson, calls his parents in Spreydon; John Newell, calls Timaru, Christchurch and Dunedin; Bert Dunne calls his parents in Dunedin
Eric Bush, Auckland; Dan Elvy, Hamilton; Douglas Laird calls his parents and sisters in Hamilton; Chris Knight calls Thelma and his parents in Te Awamutu; Buster McDonald calls his parents in Taihape; John Ross calls his parents in Wanganui; Des Lawson calls parents in Dannevirke and Granny in Napier; Pat Fitzsimmons calls Lower Hutt; Ron Bell calls Noeline and parents in Wellington and Palmerston North; Bob Delvey [?] calls parents in Wellington.

Side 2: 1am News, 4/3/1942, Part 1. Including reports of warships destroyed by the Japanese, the situation in Java, raid over Bandang, resistance of the Japanese, Allied action in the air, Japanese attacks in Western Australia and bombing in New Guinea.