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Spectrum 769. A coastwatcher's story

Description:
A documentary on Southlander 'Kid' Richards work in the early 1940s as a coastwatcher - a surveillance network operating behind the lines in the Pacific during the Japanese advance. ‘Kid’ Richards of Southland recalls his wartime experiences as a coast-watcher around Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia and the Solomon Islands during World War II. Aged 16 in 1942 he was unable to convince recruiter...
Display date:
1992
Location:
New Caledonia
Format:
Sound
Collections:
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision
Contributors:
RNZ Collection
Content partner:
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision
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Online
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