#20373 - Pioneers gathering 15 March 1980
- Resource IDLocation
- 20373Tapes Drawer 18
- Title/subtitle
- Pioneers gathering 15 March 1980
- Format
- Sound Recording
- Identifier
- Wood, Elma (daughter of Thomas Woodger); Woodger and Calthorpe; Arneson, Richard; Reid, Joe; Tizzard, Catherine (nee Fallick) 1905-1995; Fallick, Alfred; Hardy, Phil; Cook, Tom; Cunningham, Andrew; pioneer gatherings.
- Publisher
- Canberra : Canberra and District Historical Society, 1980
- Physical description
- 1 audiotape
- Summary
- Gathering of descendants of pioneer settlers. Anecdotes presented at gathering include: Richard Arneson's father and the drought; Phil Hardy being present as a child at Canberra naming ceremony on 12 March 1913; Andrew Wallis outlining programme of 12 March 1913; Tom Cook telling about air crash during flypast at opening of parliament in 1927 and emergency landing field in Canberra in 1920s; Andy Cunningham's flying exploits.
- Availability
- Audiotape not for loan; transcript available for purchase
- Notes
- Transcript has been made of this tape recording of proceedings at the Australian National University 15 March 1980: Andrew Walls (President CDHS) Master of Ceremonies.
