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Haurongo: Coubray, Edwin

Coubray recounting his first visit to the cinema

Audio file

Listen to Ted Coubray recall his first experience of the cinema at Orepuki in 1906, projected in the school room by a 'moving picture van'. The interview was recorded for Radio New Zealand's series 'Voices on film' in 1996 and the commentary is by Jonathan Dennis. (3 min 21 sec)

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Sound Archives / Ngā Taonga Kōrero

Reference: CDR835

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Diane Pivac. 'Coubray, Edwin', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2000, whakahou May 2012. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/speech/173/coubray-recounting-his-first-visit-to-the-cinema (accessed 4 June 2026).