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NZBC Classics - Wahine Disaster
Television (Full Length) – 1968
A photo taken the day the Wahine ran aground in April 1968. Soundman (later cameraman) Peter Janes is holding the microphone at the left of the frame.
Photo courtesy of The Dominion Post
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Shipwreck - The Tragedy of the Boyd
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Special Investigators - Episode Eight
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Spot On - First Episode
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Wahine - The Untold Story
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Here Is The News - Wahine excerpt
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