Story: Search and rescue

Radio communications (1st of 2)

Two men seated in the bush in front of a radio and wires.

Two men use a radio during the search for lost tramper Stanley Vial in February 1951. After the Second World War, search and rescue teams began to use radios. But in the 1950s the equipment was still primitive and too heavy to be carried far.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Evening Post Collection (PAColl-0614)
Reference: 114/258/14-F

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How to cite this page:

Nancy Swarbrick and Dan Clearwater, 'Search and rescue - Rescue equipment and techniques', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/13220/radio-communications (accessed 26 April 2024)

Story by Nancy Swarbrick and Dan Clearwater, published 24 Sep 2007, reviewed & revised 27 Jul 2023 with assistance from Dan Clearwater