I can't live without my radio...

A DigitalNZ Story by Joan McCracken, Alexander Turnbull Library

Inspired by Saturday Night Requests with Phil O'Brien on RNZ National

radio, transistors, listening

Image: Man with miniature radio

Man with miniature radio

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Image: radio

radio

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Radio

Radio

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Radio Operator

Radio Operator

Antarctica New Zealand

Image: Philips radios

Philips radios

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Image: Radio Advertisment

Radio Advertisment

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Radio New Zealand Kiwiana Radio - Pavlova

Radio New Zealand Kiwiana Radio - Pavlova

Radio New Zealand

Image: Training a radio announcer

Training a radio announcer

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Image: Derene Day, radio actress

Derene Day, radio actress

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Image: Gibson Girl portable radio

Gibson Girl portable radio

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Image: Training a radio announcer

Training a radio announcer

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Image: Model displaying portable radio

Model displaying portable radio

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Image: Advertisement for Philips 'New Era' radios

Advertisement for Philips 'New Era' radios

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Image: Unidentified swimmers listening to radio and relaxing at Oriental Bay Beach, Wellington, showing Philips radio

Unidentified swimmers listening to radio and relaxing at Oriental Bay Beach, Wellington, showing Philips radio

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Image: Advertising photograph for Atwater Kent radios showing a living room interior

Advertising photograph for Atwater Kent radios showing a living room interior

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Image: [Rendezvous Luncheon & Tea Rooms]: Menu. Radio concerts at the Rendezvous [1930s?]

[Rendezvous Luncheon & Tea Rooms]: Menu. Radio concerts at the Rendezvous [1930s?]

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Image: Unidentified man holding a miniature high frequency radio set to his ear

Unidentified man holding a miniature high frequency radio set to his ear

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Image: Philips Electrical Industries of New Zealand Ltd: Philips radioplayer 545; the double duty portable operates from batteries and mains [Flyer. 1950s]

Philips Electrical Industries of New Zealand Ltd: Philips radioplayer 545; the double duty portable operates from batteries and mains [Flyer. 1950s]

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Image: Radiogram

Radiogram

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Image: Presentation of a wireless set to Colonel Allen Bell, at Parengarenga - Photograph taken by Arthur Northwood

Presentation of a wireless set to Colonel Allen Bell, at Parengarenga - Photograph taken by Arthur Northwood

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Image: Philips Electrical

Philips Electrical

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Image: Kitchen interior

Kitchen interior

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Image: Wellington Welsh Society choir

Wellington Welsh Society choir

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Image: Group of unidentified cricketers gathered around a radio listening to the races

Group of unidentified cricketers gathered around a radio listening to the races

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Image: Listening to the radio

Listening to the radio

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Nurses listening to the radio when off duty

Nurses listening to the radio when off duty

Auckland Libraries

Image: Journalists? listening to the Empire Games

Journalists? listening to the Empire Games

Auckland Libraries

Image: Robert Emirali and his teddy listening to a crystal set, 1928

Robert Emirali and his teddy listening to a crystal set, 1928

Auckland Libraries

Image: Publicity photograph for HW Clarke New Zealand Limited

Publicity photograph for HW Clarke New Zealand Limited

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Man with a transistor

Man with a transistor

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Castlepoint races, Wairarapa, Man with Transistor Radio

Castlepoint races, Wairarapa, Man with Transistor Radio

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Tennis players with transistor, Central Park, Wellington

Tennis players with transistor, Central Park, Wellington

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Image: Radio

Radio

Puke Ariki

Image: Scenes of Māori, possibly in the Rotorua area

Scenes of Māori, possibly in the Rotorua area

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Image: Radiogram

Radiogram

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Advertisement for Gulbransen Radiograms

Advertisement for Gulbransen Radiograms

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Toy, miniature radiogram

Toy, miniature radiogram

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Philips radiogram in lounge

Philips radiogram in lounge

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Image: House interior in the "South Bank exhibition style"

House interior in the "South Bank exhibition style"

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Image: WCS Wireless Club Rooms 1940s

WCS Wireless Club Rooms 1940s

Whanganui Collegiate School Museum

Image: Girl and transistor

Girl and transistor

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Image: KBR,GEC Comos Transistor & Mini Gram

KBR,GEC Comos Transistor & Mini Gram

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Image: Three people in a drawing room

Three people in a drawing room

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