Peter John Baird worked at:
- Wanganui Telegraph Office: Telegram Boy, from Sep 1962
- Radio Training School: Trainee Radio Operator, from Mar 1962
- Wellington Radio: Radio Operator, 16 Dec 1963 – 30 Oct 1993 (station closed 30 Sep)
- Maritime Operations Centre, Wellington: Radio Operator, Feb 1995 – Dec 2017 (retirement)
Peter became a Silent Key on 26 September 2023, at age 77.
Service:
Post Office and Telecom: 31 years
Kordia Ltd: 22 years
Incidents that occurred during Peter’s years at Wellington Radio
- Fijian trader Tuvalu ran aground near Glenburn Station, Wairarapa Coast, Jan 1967
- TEV Wahine sank in Wellington Harbour, 10 Apr 1968
- MV Maranui sank off Mercury Island, 13 Jun 1968
- SS Gothic caught fire in the Pacific, 2 Aug 1968
- MV Pacific Charger ran aground at Baring Head, 21 May 1981
- Cruise ship Mikhail Lermontov sank at Port Gore after being steered onto rocks by a NZ pilot, 16 Feb 1986
- Yacht Rose-Noelle capsized and drifted up East Coast of North Island and ended up on Great Barrier Island. 1 June 1989 to 30 Sep 1989