Chris Murray, Author at Lord Howe Island Signal

MET Memoir No. 3 – Sue Mitchell

Chris Murray — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 21:28:00 +0000

With the end of our manned Met Station drawing near, the Signal is publishing month by month a series of “Met memories” by past observers and their families.

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Lord Howe and the E-Bike Revolution

Chris Murray — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 21:03:00 +0000

Electric bikes have taken Lord Howe by storm. There is hardly a young family on the Island without an e-bike and, for the guest house and restaurant staff who usually work one or more seasons on the Island, e-bike ownership has become the norm. I’ve had an ASEAKO electric bike since 2020, and it has given me good service. Lately, however, I’ve found it increasingly difficult to get their spare parts in Australia. So where do you go if you want to purchase a new e-bike? A friend of ours has a subscription to Choice Magazine and offered to show me their analysis of a wide range of e-bikes, all of which were tested in their laboratory and on the road.

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MET Memoir No. 2 – Doug Speedy

Chris Murray — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 22:01:00 +0000

Our second in the MET memories series of past observers and their families on Lord Howe Island is Doug Speedy.

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Sparks from the Past

Chris Murray — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 21:28:00 +0000

Waterfront Wars which details the post war tussle between Trans Oceanic Airways and Qantas, and their rivalry on the Lord Howe route.

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A Cast from the Past Special – Mid-Summer Memories

Chris Murray — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 22:09:00 +0000

One of the most original live entertainments ever staged on Lord Howe. Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” directed by Brett Nichols with an amazing cast of local actors.

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Sparks from the Past – Waterfront Wars – Part 15C

Chris Murray — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 21:57:00 +0000

The Waterfront Wars sequence detailing the tussle between Trans Oceanic Airways and Qantas over bitter rivalry on the Lord Howe route.

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Blast From the Past Special – 50th Anniversary of the Lord Howe Airstrip (Part 2 Continued)

Chris Murray — Sat, 30 Nov 2024 21:41:00 +0000

Blast From the Past Special – 50th Anniversary of the Lord Howe Airstrip (Part 2 continued).

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Blast From the Past Special – 50th Anniversary of the Lord Howe Airstrip (Part 2)

Chris Murray — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 23:44:00 +0000

Blast From the Past Special – 50th Anniversary of the Lord Howe Airstrip (Part 2).

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Blast From the Past Special – 50th Anniversary of the Lord Howe Airstrip (Part 1)

Chris Murray — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 00:22:00 +0000

The plan to build a Lord Howe Island airstrip had at least a 20-year timeline. Whilst articles about the strip occasionally appeared in the mainland press, no one followed the story more closely than the owner/editor of the Island Signal, Jim Whistler. Jim loved the flying boats but he knew they would eventually be superseded by land-based aircraft.

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Waterfront Wars – Part 15B

Chris Murray — Sun, 01 Sep 2024 00:51:00 +0000

The Loss of Qantas Catalina VH-EAX at Lord Howe Island – Sabotage or Misadventure?

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Sparks from the Past, Part 15A – Waterfront Wars Begin

Chris Murray — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 20:35:00 +0000

Growing up on Lord Howe during the halcyon days of the flying boats, the Lord Howe waterfront seemed like a sea of tranquillity: cheerful crowds congregated at the jetty to greet and farewell passengers; flower leis were romantically cast into the lagoon by departing passengers; Hawaiian music was piped in the vicinity of the jetty; and it all happened against the backdrop of Lord Howe’s opalescent lagoon and towering southern mountains… surely the picture-perfect setting?

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Sparks from the Past – Part 14

Chris Murray — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 20:43:00 +0000

This special edition of “Sparks from the Past” – is written in appreciation of Jim Whistler, founder of The Signal.

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