Sarah Johnston, Kaiāwhina at the Macmillan Brown Library and sound history researcher, is a 2021 recipient of a Judith Binney Trust writing award.
Come listen to her presentation about her fascinating research into New Zealand’s World War II radio sound archives where she’ll also be playing some excerpts of recordings of New Zealand troops, made during WWII by the New Zealand Broadcasting Service Mobile Units, which travelled with the forces from 1940-1945 through North Africa, the Middle East, Italy and the Pacific.
When: Tuesday 21st September
Time: 10am -11am
Where: Puaka-James Hight 210
Flight Sergeant A G Newman of Timaru, records message to be broadcast in New Zealand, from the Italian Front, April 1944 – Photograph taken by George Bull Ref: DA-05602-F Alexander Turnbull Library
Looking forward to it. Another Judith Binney Trust award winner this year is a former UC Library staff member – Waitangi Teepa. See the details here https://judithbinneytrust.org.nz/2021-recipients/
Dave Clemens