Telecommunications
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:
BROWN, Carol Ann interviewed by Morag Forrester
Record Group — Box 53
Identifier: H0569
Overview
The face behind the voice, Carol Brown, has spent the last thirty-five years being the personal link for crews working on helicopter venison recovery or commercial fishing in the Sounds and Fiordland hinterland. From the relative comfort of her kitchen in Te Anau, Carol kept in daily contact with Alpine Helicopters staff when she first accepted the role of radio co-ordinator on a voluntary basis in 1973. Eventually, her input was recognised financially and she continues to provide radio contact...
Dates:
2007
BURNBY, Carley Jean interviewed by Morag Forrester
Record Group — Box 48
Identifier: H0531
Overview
In this interview Carley talks about growing up in Gore and her first experiences visiting Fiordland from the age of 10. Carley talks about her nursing training and meeting husband George, who she married in 1951. Not long after their marriage they moved to Fiordland and lived at Cascade Creek. They moved into Te Anau so that their eldest son could attend primary school and Carley started a Bed and Breakfast. George took up fishing and was away a lot so Carley got a job as a radio operator....
Dates:
2004
COSTIGAN, Leslie James (Les) interviewed by Seona Craig
Record Group — Box 32
Identifier: H0235
Overview
This interview is part of the Awarua Radio Communications Museum collection. In this interview Les tells of his employment at the Awarua Station where he lived in the hostel. He describes having to practice Morse code, the receiving and transmitting processes on older radio equipment, and receiving messages from ships all over the world. His job included manning the disaster watch for large ships using Morse code to provide safety for life at sea. He also describes Mayday calls. In 1974 he...
Dates:
2015
COTTER, Paul John and MUNRO, Barry Russell interviewed by Seona Craig
Record Group — Box 31
Identifier: H0232
Overview
This interview is part of the Awarua Radio Communications Museum collection.
Dates:
2015
CRIGHTON, Gordon John (Jack) interviewed by Seona Craig
Record Group — Box 31
Identifier: H0230
Overview
This interview is part of the Awarua Radio Communications Museum collection. In this interview Jack recalls and describes his employment. First as a telephone operator at Waimahaka Post Office before transferring to the Lines Department in 1950 During the war he spent 3 years in the Air Force ass a radio operator. As an employee of the Lines department Jack worked in various areas of Southland becoming a foreman after 6 years. He enjoyed his work and details what it in entailed e.g., putting up...
Dates:
2015
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. Bruce tells of family history and father’s employment as a morse code operator at Awarua and their life at the station. He recalls his memories of the Home Guard and times when enemy craft were close to the NZ coastline. There were large staff members during WW2 with workers working 6-hour shifts around the clock. He recalls leisure activities at the station which included: rabbit shooting, tennis, snooker and rugby....
Dates:
2016
HALL, John Thomas interviewed by Seona Craig
Record Group — Box 32
Identifier: H0234
Overview
This interview is part of the Awarua Radio Communications Museum collection. John discusses and describes his work with the Post Office Line Gangs around Southland. In particular to talks about the opening of the Hedgehope exchange and work down on Stewart Island exchange describing the laying of the cable for the new exchange. He goes onto to tell of his shift into the planning of the cable network. He worked for 42 years and recalls life after retirement and his involvement with the...
Dates:
2015
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
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