Wellington Radio Staff

The senior staff member at NZ radio communication stations went by various titles, depending on the era.

Officers in Charge

LW Pat Bourke, Awanui Radio 1917  LW (Pat) Bourke, 26 July 1911 (opening) – 18 Dec 1913. More

Superintendents

ALM Wllis, first manager of the Awarua wireless station  ALM (Les) Willis, from 1927. More

James Henry Hampton  James H Hampton, 1929 – 1942. More

Elvie Ellenden  Elvin (Ellie) Ellenden, 1961 – Aug 1966. More

Managers

Silhouette of man's head  Stan Carter, c1958. Source

Silhouette of man's head  Dex Barrett, c1974. More

Gordon Minshall  Gordon Minshall (photo from 1956)

Silhouette of man's head  Brian Donaldson, 1981 – 1986. More

Barry Allison  Barry Allison, 1989-1991 (photo from 2013). More

Graham Turner, Manager ZLW  Graham Turner, 1991-1993

Please see the list of Wellington Radio operating staff 1948-1960 (opens in a new browser tab) provided by Clyde Williams, and let us know if you can provide additional information or corrections, including details of staff at other times.

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