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Haurongo: Newman, Jack

Jack Newman discusses coach transport and his start with the Newmans company

Audio file

Hear Jack Newman recalling the early days of coach transport in Nelson and on the West Coast (in conversation with an unidentified radio journalist). He describes the change to motor transport and his own start with the Newmans company, which was 100 years old at the time of this 1979 recording. (4 min 18 sec)

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Sound Archives / Ngā Taonga Kōrero

Reference: T1234

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Max D. Lash. 'Newman, Jack', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2000. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/speech/37/jack-newman-discusses-coach-transport-and-his-start-with-the-newmans-company (accessed 4 June 2026).