History & heritage Archives – Lord Howe Island Signal

Blast From the Past – Keeping the ’Boats Afloat

Signal Contributor — Sun, 13 Sep 2026 15:57:01 +0000

For 27 years the Lord Howe flying boats always delivered passengers safely, thanks to the engineers who kept them in the air and on the water. This is the remarkable story of Noel Holle, Ansett’s Chief Maintenance Inspector.

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Editor of Signals meets editor of Signal

Editor Lord Howe Island Signal — Sat, 31 May 2025 01:10:00 +0000

Like everybody’s first visit to Lord Howe Island, ours in early May, 2025, completely charmed my wife, Anna and me, here to celebrate her 70th birthday.

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Robert van Leeuwen Met Memoirs (No.4)

Editor Lord Howe Island Signal — Fri, 30 May 2025 23:02:00 +0000

I applied to become a BoM weather observer in 1990.

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Anzac Day 2025 on Lord Howe Island

Editor Lord Howe Island Signal — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 23:57:00 +0000

A photo gallery of this year's Anzac Day on Lord Howe Island.

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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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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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Belle’s back on the Island!

Editor Lord Howe Island Signal — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 20:56:00 +0000

In 1978, boat builder, Bill Fisher, delivered charter vessel, Belle Chase, to her new owners, (Blue Lagoon Lodge’s) Barry Thompson and family.

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Blast from the Past – The Story of Lord Howe’s Meteorological Service

Signal Contributor — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 11:42:15 +0000

The Meteorological Office shared the two-room wireless station from 1939, until 1955, when an independent station was completed on the eastern side of the Island above Middle Beach.

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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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