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Radio equipment, 1989 (2nd of 2)

Radio equipment, 1989

Radio remains a vital tool in search and rescue operations. Radio operator Robert Young waits for news from rescue parties at search headquarters, during the hunt for three Venturer Scouts missing in the Tararua Range in June 1989. The trio were found safe and well.

About this item

Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PAColl-7327)
Reference: EP/1989/2134/23-F
Photograph by Jon Hargest

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

How to cite this page:

Nancy Swarbrick. 'Search and rescue', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 25-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/search-and-rescue/5/4/2