Sir Edmund Hillary 1919-2008

Object detail

Accession number

08-423

Description

Disc 1. Sir Edmund Hillary 1919-2008 - TVNZ's coverage of the state funeral of Sir Edmund Hillary in Auckland, Tuesday 22 January 2008, with the service at St. Mary's Church in the ground of Holy Trinity Cathedral in Parnell, and the cortege progress through the Domain and streets of Auckland (ca. 178 min.) -- Disc 2. Remembering Sir Ed : a tribute to Sir Edmund Hillary - a TVNZ documentary paying tribute to legend and looking at Sir Edmund Hillary's life after summiting Mt. Everest, and the legacy he's left behind (ca. 65 min.) - Service of thanksgiving for the life of Sir Edmund Hillary - The life and adventures of Sir Edmund are honoured at a Thanksgiving service hosted by Her Majesty the Queen at St. George's Chapel inside the ground of Windsor Castle in April 2008 (ca. 70 min.)

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Synthetic/Plastic

Physical description

2 videodiscs (ca. 313 minutes) : sound, colour with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Credit line

2008. Sir Edmund Hillary 1919-2008, 08-423. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Disk, Optical Videodisc, Digital Tools & Equipment for Communication Data Processing T&E Data Processing Media

Production place

Wainuiomata Lower Hutt Wellington District Wellington New Zealand

Subject: all levels

Hillary, Edmund Percival, Sir, 1919-2008 Biography New Zealand Mountaineers <C> Everest. Mount (China and Nepal) <C> Mountaineering expeditions Antarctica Scientific expeditions Antarctica Transportation Discovery and exploration Antarctica

Collection type

Audio Visual Walsh Memorial Library

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