Audio recordings of Jean Batten, Judith Chisholm and Warne Pearse

Maker and role
Jean Batten, Interviewee
Judith Chisholm, Interviewee
Warne Pearse, Interviewee
 Production date
30 Oct 2001

Object detail

Accession number
02-042
Maker
Jean Batten
Judith Chisholm
Warne Pearse
Description
Track 1 Recorded session of Jean Batten talking of flight from England to South America with commentary -- Track 2 Arrival of plane and Jean Batten in Sydney, speech including thanks to Wakefield (same as track on earlier disc) -- Track 3 Interview with Jean Batten taking about the bad weather between Rangoon and Karachi hop and Karachi to Damascus hop and what it is like to fly solo -- Track 4 Short news item of Jean Batten's arrival at Croyden and part of speech -- Track 5 BBC recording of Jean Batten recalling where she spoke to raise money to provide different aircraft such as bombers or fighters or flying boats, describes factory work and conditions, describes processions and the clothing of various military and other groups at V for Victory week campaigns -- Track 6 Harry Purvis recalling meeting Jean at Mascot when she was selling her Gypsy Moth, comments on Smithy and Jean as people -- Track 7 Jean Batten talking about 1936 solo flight, recent flight from England to New Zealand as a passenger, few navigation aids and training, a flight from Tenerife, capable of maintenance (example of Gypsy Moth), Gull is now with Shuttleworth Memorial Trust, Bedfordshire, still interested in aviation today particularly the Concord to be introduced in 1972, wrote two books, in New Zealand visiting relatives, second interview follows with Jean Batten talking of flights, flying over same route, changes in aviation from the thirties to the present day, next interview she speaks of her impressions of early life in Rotorua, anecdotes about life in New Zealand and about being made a chiefainess of the Te Arawa in Rotorua, Tenerife leisure and social life -- Track 8 Interview with Jean Batten on England New Zealand flight, England to Australia flight, brought a Percival Gull used for England to South America flight, biographical details from days in Rotorua -- Track 9 Interview with Jean Batten making addresses around the country, taking of London, Wings for Victory week to raise money for the Royal Air Force followed by a four week tour of England and Wales raising money, after nearly 4 years of war -- Track 10 Song about Jean Batten Brave bonny Jean -- Track 11 Peter Kingston with Judith Chisholm who was accompanied by seven women fliers, met and greeted by Jean Batten, Chisholm talks about some problems on flight and breaking record, Jean talking about 1936 landing -- Track 12 Warne Pearse, brother to Richard Pearse, talking about farm, mechanical experiments and experiments in flight, first plane described, designed and made own engines, same plane with different more powerful engine, not trained as an engineer done by reading, provided help and support when Richard was ready, first flight not high enough to clear gorse fence at edge of road got caught, news not first to fly turned to making bicycle with engine at Milton about 1908/9/10, back from war in workshop designed a new type of engine now in museum a kind of helicopter with an engine on a swivel, got pleasure from mechanics and music, Richard died 57/58.
Signature/Marks and Type
Jean Batten #2 Hand-written
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Processed Material/Synthetic/Plastic
Physical description
1 cd (approximately 3 minutes ; approximately 3 minutes ; approximately 9 minutes ; approximately 1 minutes ; approximately 8 minutes ; approximately 2 minutes ; approximately 17 minutes ; approximately 4 minutes ; approximately 7 minute ; approximately 2 minutes ; approximately 2 minutes ; approximately 16 minutes) : sound
Credit line
Jean Batten et al. 30 Oct 2001. Audio recordings of Jean Batten, Judith Chisholm and Warne Pearse, 02-042. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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