
SarahJ
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Sound history researcher. Listening to & writing about NZ 📻 in WWII. Ngāti Rākaipaaka, Pākehā, Te Wai Pounamu.
Ōtautahi, Aotearoa
Joined August 2009
If you remember the impact of Sinéad O’Connor and that 1990 video for ‘Nothing compares 2u’, this podcast is fascinating listening. RIP
theringer.com
The Irish singer-songwriter died Wednesday at age 56. She leaves a vast legacy that includes being perhaps the only person to do a Prince song better than Prince.
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RT @uoclibrary: Got plans for the weekend? Saturday's London Coronation of King Charles III might not be on everyone's calendar, but back i….
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Some vintage radio for #ANZAC day. Listen to the incredible stories of the NZers in the Long Range Desert Group, who fought the Sahara Desert, as much as the enemy.
worldwarvoices.wordpress.com
In World War II, a new British military unit was formed for raiding and reconnaissance missions behind enemy lines in the desert regions of North Africa. It was made up of men who were indepe…
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RT @aucklandmuseum: #OnlineCenotaph is celebrating more than 25 years since it's launch in December 1996. To mark this significant mileston….
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Online Cenotaph has been commemorating the experiences of Aotearoa New Zealand’s military service for more than 25 years. Online Cenotaph is a collection of data relating to Aotearoa New Zealand’s...
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A new blog on the fascinating sound (and film) archives of the NZers in the Long Range Desert Group
worldwarvoices.wordpress.com
In World War II, a new British military unit was formed for raiding and reconnaissance missions behind enemy lines in the desert regions of North Africa. It was made up of men who were indepe…
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Nero and Moki run the Kūaotunu Store. Been rushed off their paws this weekend, so resting up #catswithjobs
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Correcting myself to shout out to @ChristchurchLib who did an amazing job providing temporary library spaces for best part of a decade. The first one reopened in South City mall within weeks 😭IYKYK.
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I used to say to my kids “By the time you’re in your 20s this city will be back.“ A generation of Chch kids deserve this after childhoods in broken neighbourhoods, building-site schools, a city with no CBD, swimming pools, Library
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Christchurch is no longer just a place for "old white people", as demand to study in the city soars. However, some Wellington halls remain empty – despite a $1000 promotion.
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RT @RRRDonner: #OTD My great-great-aunt Mildred Harnack was beheaded on Hitler’s direct order. Born in Milwaukee, she graduated from the Un….
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New blog post from my #WWII radio research - one for you @nzjazzhistory (cocktails included!). Jazz at Shepheard's Hotel, 1941
worldwarvoices.wordpress.com
British officers on the terrace at Shepheard’s Hotel during WWII [Photograph by George Rodger] In both World Wars of the twentieth century, New Zealand forces found themselves fighting in the Middl…
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