Sounds Historical for Sunday 10 April 2011

8:08 Wahine disaster 10 April 1968

Description by Paddy O'Donnell

8:14 The Golden Lure (Billie Tohill)

Julie Parks

8:18 The Georgia Gold Rush

For New Zealanders the gold rushes to California, Victoria and Otago are usually all we know of 19th century rushes, but Professor David Goodman of Melbourne University reminds us that Georgia in the United States led the way.

8:36 It's Nicer to be in Bed (Lauder)

Harry Lauder CD ACRCD 170

8:41 As I Remember Archive

One Strawberry Season, written by Valerie Hale and read by Alison Lloyd Davies.

8:50 Letters from Gallipoli

Part two. A letter from Private Thomas Rimmer of the Wellington Battalion to his sister Lizzie, read by Gordon Parry. From Letters from Gallipoli edited by Glyn Harper, Auckland University Press. ISBN 9781869 404772

Rimmer was killed in action at Gallipoli 8 August 1915 - letter was written on May 18 1915.

8:53 Softly, Softly (Roberts/Paul)

Ruby Murray

8:55 New Zealand Building History by Nigel Isaacs

Part three: Pinus Radiata

9:05 As I Remember

First Day at Secondary School by Lynette Elphick of Greymouth, read by Liz Barry.

Learning About Money by Allan Smith of Halswell.

9:14 The Magic of Melbourne (Currie)

Three Voices (Harry Currie, Jeff Hudson and Eric Whitley). Solo Eric Whitley.

HMV MCLP 6154

9:18 Homework

Which popular weekly magazine stopped publication in 1961?

9:22 The Hawkes Bay Earthquake

Recalled in 2003 by Patsy Hutchinson (97 then) in conversation with her daughter Elspeth Preddy.

9:37 The Bullfighter (Holmes)

John Robertson 45 RCA 20316

9:41 Book of the Week

No Simple Passage - the journey of the London to New Zealand, 1842 - a ship of hope by Jenny Robin Jones
Random House ISBN 978 1 86979 510 8