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Tour of the Exhibition

small headphone gif Introduction (1min 50sec) - [RealOne (188k); MP3 (1.3mb)]
small headphone gif Interview with Charles Hainsworth, manager of the exhibition (3min 20sec) - [RealOne (413k); MP3 (2.9mb)]
small headphone gif Interview with W.T. Trethewey, sculptor (4min 51sec) - [RealOne (599k); MP3 (2.9mb)]

Ref:D171.7: Sound Archives

Transcript of Tour of the Exhibition files

Speech by Prime Minister M.J. Savage*

small headphone gif Savage's Speech (2min 26sec) - [RealOne (301k); MP3 (2.1mb)]

Ref: D4755, Sound Archives

This speech would have been given during Savage's visit to the exhibition in November 1939. He was suffering from cancer of the colon and sounds very tired. It would have been one of his last public speeches; he died four months later.

Transcript of Savage's speech

Speech by Governor General Lord Galway

These extracts are taken from a 20 minute speech at the opening. The quality is not great, but it is quite intelligible.
small headphone gif Introduction (47secs) - [RealOne (99k); MP3 (676k)]
small headphone gif 'Best of British Stock' (33 secs) - [RealOne (70k); MP3 (471k)]
small headphone gif About the Exhibition (2:03) - [RealOne (254k); MP3 (1.7mb)]
small headphone gif More on the Exhibition (2:06) - [RealOne (260k); MP3 (1.8mb)]

Ref: D171.3, Sound Archives

Transcript of the Governor General's speech

Sound recordings provided by Sound Archives/Nga Taonga Korero,
Copyright © Radio New Zealand.

*Biographies of Michael Joseph Savage and William Trethewey can be found on the online Dictionary of NZ Biography website.

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