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Duston, Gordon Thomas

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1938 -

Interviewer with the Southland Oral history Project

Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:

DUSTON, Gordon Thomas interviewed by Seona Craig

 Record Group — Box: 29
Identifier: H0212
Overview This interview is part of the Awarua Radio Communications Museum collection. In this interview Gordon recalls involvement with Awarua Communication Museum, fundraising for this and some of the identities involved in this project. He also looks at his career starting with his employment at the Post Office Lines Branch, marriage and joining Southland Tramping Club. He recalls his work on the Deep Cove Project, Tiwai Aluminum Smelter and various other businesses around Invercargill
Dates: 2014

GREANEY, Bruce Arnold interviewed by Gordon Duston

 Record Group — Box: 32
Identifier: H0262
Overview This interview is part of the Awarua Radio Communications Museum collection.
Dates: 2016

JENKINS, Elizabeth Maree interviewed by Gordon Duston

 Record Group — Box: 37
Identifier: H0356
Overview This interview is part of the Awarua Radio Communications Museum collection.
Dates: 2018

JOYCE, Noel Denis interviewed by Gordon Duston

 Record Group — Box: 24
Identifier: H0396
Overview In this interview Noel tells of his family history, fathers employment and his own education at St Joseph’s and Marist Brothers. He goes on to detail his employment as a technician with the automatic exchange and wool stores e.g. switch room, PABX, and cable jointer. He tells about the Invercargill floods in 1978 and 1984 and the effects on lines etc. Noel tells in detail his fascination with trams and his life and work on the Manapouri Power Scheme.
Dates: 2019

KNIGHT, Jack Campbell interviewed by Gordon Duston

 Record Group — Box: 15
Identifier: H0277
Overview This interview is part of the Awarua Radio Communications Museum collection. In this interview Jack tells his family history before going onto to describe in detail his work for the Post Office in particular his time spent at Awarua Radio Station during WW2 where he used his qualifications with morse code. During this time, he also had to learn Japanese Morse Code. After the war he returned to Post Office duties in various towns around the south before retiring at the age of 57. He speaks of...
Dates: 2016

LIDDELL, Adrian Rex interviewed by Gordon Duston

 Record Group — Box: 35
Identifier: H0319
Overview This interview is part of the Awarua Radio Communications Museum collection. Adrian starts his interview describing his apprenticeship as an electrician before joining the Post office where he worked setting up and maintaining exchanges e.g., in Christchurch, Milford Sound and Stewart Island. He details the Stewart Island exchange.
Dates: 2017