Papers of W. Miller Goss > Norfolk Island and New Zealand Radar and Radio Astronomy Series

Collection Items

Description: Information re Norfolk Island World War II radar.

Description: War reminiscences of radar personnel; Goss 2011 email.

Description: Collection includes narrative, copies of photos and operations logbook, and other information related to World War II radar and Norfolk Island.

Description: Booklet by Gil Hitch.
Start Date: 1992-00-00

Description: Extensive information on World War II radar in New Zealand,
Start Date: 1948-00-00

Description: Five CD/DVDs containing information and photos re Norfolk Island. CDs have been digitized for preservation; NRAO/AUI Archives does not hold rights to the contents.

Description: Correspondence with and materials from Grant Christie re World War II radar on Norfolk Island and in New Zealand, especially Piha; also notes on Althea Northey.

Description: Scans of Taurus A by Bolton and Stanley taken at Pakiri Hill, 18 July 1948.
Start Date: 1948-07-18

Description: Materials re Bolton and Stanley 1948 radio astronomy observations at Pakiri Hill, Leigh, NZ. Includes background materials, correspondence, and materials related to Goss visit and talks in 2011.

Description: Copies of correspondence, photos, and other material given to Goss by the Greenwood Family, owners of the farm on Pakiri Hill where Bolton and Stanley conducted observations.

Description: Copies of photos and letters from Greenwood family collection. Includes copies of original 18 July 1948 Bolton and Stanley Taurus date taken at Pakiri Hill.

Description: Materials re Bolton and Stanley 1948 radio astronomy observations at Piha, NZ, and 2008-2011 commemorative events. Includes photographs and newspaper clippings from both time periods.
Start Date: 1948-00-00

Description: Reports 1, 3, and 4. Report 4 undated, ~November 1948.
Start Date: 1948-08-26

Description: Correspondence, photocopies, and CD of photos.

Description: Correspondence and photocopies of photos.

Description: Photocopies of Gordon Stanley family photographs from 1948 Piha period.
Start Date: 1948-00-00

Description: Photocopies of miscellaneous photographs of Piha and Pakari, ca. 1948.
Start Date: 1948-00-00

Description: Correspondence re trips, presentations at Piha, research on Bolton and Stanley observations, and other materials.
Start Date: 2008-06-28

Description: Copies of PowerPoint slides.
Start Date: 2008-09-29

Description: Correspondence, announcement drafts, preliminary programs, and other planning materials.
Start Date: 2011-11-30

Description: Copies of conference PowerPoints of Goss and Jocelyn Bell Burnell talks, photos from conference and field trips.
Start Date: 2013-01-30

Description: Local press articles.
Start Date: 2013-01-31

Description: Program on Norfolk Island in Foxtel series, Coast Australia, includes 6.5 minute segment on World War II radar and discovery of the Norfolk Island Effect, with Ron Ekers.
Start Date: 2015-00-00

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