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Biography: Basham, Maud Ruby

Maud Ruby Basham

Maud Ruby Basham
Seated at a 2ZB microphone, 'Aunt Daisy' (Maud Ruby Basham) entertained her radio audience with a non-stop commentary which often reached speeds of between 175 and 202 words per minute.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, New Zealand Free Lance Collection (PAColl-0785)

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Peter Downes. 'Basham, Maud Ruby', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1998. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/87/maud-ruby-basham (accessed 24 June 2026).