On the 29 November 1979, Air New Zealand Antarctic sightseeing flight TE901 crashed into the slopes of Mt Erebus. 257 passenger and crew were killed including Mervyn John Oliver of Ashhurst. He was 65 years old. He was laid to rest in Ashhurst Cemetery and in 1992 was joined by his wife Eileen.
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- Image
- Digitisation ID
- COMM1565997240
- Title
- Mervyn John Oliver - Erebus Disaster
- Format
- Born Digital
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- IMCA Digital Archive
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Creation
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- Leanne Hickman
- Place
- Ashhurst Domain, Ashhurst
- Date
- August 17, 2019
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- Leanne Hickman
- License
- By Attribution Alone
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