AUDIO

Interviews with Paul Daniel, Marion Daniel, Elise Eagle, Rosalind Hosking, Sam Jackson, Carol McGregor, Norm Miller, Nic Nicholls and Joyce Ryan

Date

13 Apr 1990 - 16 Apr 1990 - 13 Apr 1990 - 16 Apr 1990

By

Daniel, Paul, active 1990; Daniel, Marion, active 1990; Eagle, Elise, active 1990; Hosking, Rosalind, active 1990; Jackson, Samuel, active 1939-1990; McGregor, Carol, active 1959-2001; Miller, Norm, active 1990; Nicholls, Nic, active 1990; Ryan, Joyce, active 1990

Reference

OHInt-0332-19

Description

Topics discussed: education of lighthouse children, women and lighthouses, medical issues, food and trips for supplies, flag and Morse code signalling, the Murchison earthquake, tsunami, tuatara and wildlife, farming, impact of World War II, entertainment, hazards, climate and storms, surf boats, sealife sightings including dolphins, whales and sharks, modernisation of equipment, engineering maintenance, vessels in distress, foghorns, the Marine Department Training School, Australian lighthouses and community spirit.

Mention Governor General Lord Porritt and Lady Porritt, Bill Kemp and Jack Ashford.

Lighthouses and locations discussed: Stephens Island, Baring Head, the Nuggets, Cuvier Island, Puysegur Point, Brothers Island, Pencarrow Heads, Farewell Spit, Cape Pallier, Cape Maria van Diemen, Akaroa and Rodney Head, Cape Campbell, Portland Island, Adley Heads, Cape Saunders and Titiriri Matanga.

Talk about ships including the Kotiti, the Talisman, the Matai, the Jane Gifford, the Willwatch, the Vesper, the Huia, the Niagara, the Awatea and the Kura.

Interviewer(s) - John Riding

Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-013043, OHC-013044, OHC-013045

Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 3 Hours Duration.

Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-4534.

Use/Reproduction

Public use requires the written permission of the copyright holder Copyright: Copyright held by Hobson Wharf Auckland Maritime Museum

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