In this episode of The Amp, we uncover the remarkable story of the New Zealand Tunnelling Company, the first of our people to reach the Western Front and whose war was fought in darkness, beneath the trenches.

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The Amp: Episode 15: Tunnelling Under Arras
EPISODE 15

Tunnelling Under Arras

In 1916, a unique group of New Zealanders arrived in France – not to fight above ground, but deep below it. In this episode, we uncover the remarkable story of the New Zealand Tunnelling Company, the first of our people to reach the Western Front and whose war was fought in darkness, beneath the trenches.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This podcast was brought to you by Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum, supported by the Tennyson Charitable Trust. It was written and produced by Laura Skerritt. The episode was hosted by Teresa Cowie. Production support from Annabel Walker. Sound design by Sara O’Brien. The executive producer was Teresa Cowie from Connect Content.

 

Thanks to our guests Gail Romano, Isabelle Pilarowksi, Laurent Wiart, Joe Hollander and Sue Baker-Wilson

RESOURCES

Learn more about the Wellington Tunnel Museum: https://www.carrierewellington.com/en/histoire-de-la-carriere/

Read Gail’s blog on our website: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/topics/the-underground-war

Read about the Māori Pioneer Battalion Tunnellers: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/popular-searches/43-tunnellers 

MUSIC REPRODUCTION

freesound.org

come back horn1.wav by CMeeson -- https://freesound.org/s/467959/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

whispers.mp3 by saha213131 -- https://freesound.org/s/679010/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

Whistle army old.wav by deleted_user_2104797 -- https://freesound.org/s/324539/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

Handwriting by Lonofi -- https://freesound.org/s/446957/ -- License: Attribution 4.0


Other SFX/Music used with appropriate permissions/licence from Epidemic, Soundsnap, BBC library, Sara O’Brien, AWMM SFX Library.

IMAGE REPRODUCTION

The living room of the N.Z. Tunnelling Coy. below the ground. AWMM. PH-ALB-419-p79-4. No known copyright restrictions.
https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/1112238?k=N.Z.+Tunnelling+Coy.