Telecommunications
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:
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
LANKSHEAR, Peter Maurice interviewed by Gordon Duston
Record Group — Box 25
Identifier: H0403
Dates:
2019
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
McKAY, Sydney Paul interviewed by Gordon Duston
Record Group — Box 15
Identifier: H0293
Overview
Recorded as part of the Awarua Communications Museum Collection. In this interview Paul tells of his family history and life first in South Invercargill and later in Woodlands where he began his career with the Post Office where he worked in various areas e.g., switch board operator, Telegraph and Motor registration. Moving between townships eventually becoming the Post master of Riverton and Winton offices, during this time he specialised in the conversion of the Telephone Exchanges from...
Dates:
2017
MILLER, Peter Albert interviewed by Gordon Duston
Record Group — Box 37
Identifier: H0352
Overview
This interview is part of the Awarua Radio Communications Museum collection. In this interview Peter recalls his work at Awarua Radio Station as a technician before moving to Wellington to work in a radio lab. He then joined the broadcasting service and this interest combined with sound engineering eventually led to working in television at Avalon Studios. He describes getting around Wellington on a Vespa Scooter as well as the various shifts he worked. While working for Awarua Radio he...
Dates:
2018
OSBORNE, Marie Olive interviewed by Seona Craig
Record Group — Box 32
Identifier: H0239
Overview
This interview is part of the Awarua Radio Communications Museum collection. Marie talks of family history and happy family life at Awarua where her father was the Station Agent. They lived in a railway house there. She tells of her education, employment and marriage. She and her husband built a house in Dipton Street. Her husband was a technician with the Post Office for 40 years. Marie worked for an accounting firm and when her husband retired she recalls the extensive overseas trip they had.
Dates:
2015
ROSE, Frank Rosendale interviewed by James Raymond (Ray) McConnell and Thomas William Miller (Tom) Duerden
Record Group — Box 61
Identifier: H0503
Overview
In this interview Frank talks about the early days of radio in Invercargill. Both interviewers were involved with amatuer radio for many years.
Dates:
1984
STRONG, June Marie Elizabeth interviewed by Seona Craig
Record Group — Box 32
Identifier: H0254
Overview
This interview is part of the Awarua Radio Communications Museum collection. In this interview June recalls her time in a live in position at the hostel at Awarua Radio in the late 1950s. She discusses in detail her duties which included catering for the men’s breakfasts and dinners as well as organising the laundry to go off site to be processed. She describes the cottages that were built by German Prisoners of War.
Dates:
2016
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