Tag: Research Grant
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Sarah Gaitanos: Don’t Mention the War
Sarah Gaitanos discussed her current project, the intriguing story of Brigadier Reginald Miles (who served in two world wars). Her talk gave specific attention to his 1940s incarceration with WWII British generals in Castello di Vincigliata, Mussolini’s Colditz for British generals outside Florence, and his daring escape to Switzerland. Reginald Miles was a significant international…
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Claire Macindoe: Dr H B Turbott, “the Radio Doctor”
Claire talked about the health messages promoted across his forty-year radio career, and explained the fascinating role of radio within New Zealand households in that era.
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Pania Te Whāiti: Kaumātua Kōrero, the Diaries of Iraia te Ama o te Rangi Te Whāiti (1890-1918)
Pania Te Whāiti (Ngāti Kahungunu, Rangitaane, Ngāti Toa, Kāi Tahu), discussed her research project involving these diaries – the working notebooks of the South Wairarapa farmer and kaumātua who recorded (in te reo) 27 years of his life, his thoughts and his activities.