Story: Newman, Jack

Jack Newman discusses coach transport and his start with the Newmans company

Hear Jack Newman recalling the early days of coach transport in Nelson and on the West Coast (in conversation with an unidentified radio journalist). He describes the change to motor transport and his own start with the Newmans company, which was 100 years old at the time of this 1979 recording. (4 min 18 sec)

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Max D. Lash. 'Newman, Jack', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2000. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/5n6/newman-jack (accessed 29 March 2024)