Subject: Dear Tony Hume,
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Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:15:49 +0100

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From: "robyn.hume"
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Sent: Friday, June 08, 2012 1:54
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Subject: Ian Broadhurst

Dear Sir,

I am searching for information re Ian whom I
sailed with on my last voyage
with the New Zealand Shipping
Co . Ian and his wife also came to my wedding
in Auckland N
Z . I note an Ian in your obituaries column on SCOLD
and
wonder if this could be  Ian. A long shot I know
but
Refrigeration was his 'Game' and I believe he returned to
the U K.
Members of the NZSCO have also posted on their
website seeking his
whereabouts.
Looking forward for your reply .

Kind regards

Tony Hume

Dear Tony Hume,

I feel pretty confident that the late Ian Broadhurst
who was my colleague in Sea Containers (and helped me considerably in producing
my report on refrigerated containers for the World Bank in Washington DC in 1989
- and my research for my book Refrigerated Transportation in 1988) was the Ian
Broadhurst for whom you have been searching.  He certainly had a background
that encompassed New Zealand!

His son Mike, also worked for Sea
Containers for many years and is still, I believe, involved in the container
industry.  Unfortunately he has not provided any information about himself
for the SCOLD website.

However, I believe that if you Google Mike
Broadhurst Sea Containers you will be able to locate him.

But, as I say,
I fear that his deceased father is, alas, the gentleman you have been
seeking.

Regards
Joe Sinclair

Dear Joseph,

I guess you are right about Ian. I was a Chief
Freezer with NZSCO and
Federal Steam Nav Co and in 1964
joined the Remuera in London for my last
voyage back to
Auckland. Ian was the Chief Freezer and went on to
deliver
the ship to Australia then came back to Auckland. I am not
sure
what he did then but in August 1965 he , Elsa and
Michael came to our
wedding. I noticed a Mike in the list
and did not realise who it was.
I
will try and contact Mike somehow and will be able to post
the news of Ians
death on the NZSCO Assn website here in NZ.

Thank you so much for
responding so promptly. I hope you
have enjoyed the festivities of late in
England and trust
the Games provides enjoyment for all.

Kind Regards,

Tony
Hume

Tony, the difficulty is that Sea Containers is now effectively defunct,
having been sold off in chunks over the past few years.  My own association
with the organisation changed in 1982, when I took a voluntary redundancy
package after returning from a 5-year stint as Marketing Manager in the Far

East.  Then, 2 years later, I was asked to negotiate a deal with the
World Bank to produce a technical paper on refrigerated containers.  I had
to depend heavily on Ian's help (he was then manager of the reefer department)
which was given unstntingly in his usual calm and gracious fashion.  (He
was
a great advert for New Zealand!)  I so far over-researched the
subject that I had more than enough spare material to write and publish a
general history of refrigerated transport (very successfully as it is still in
its second edition in print and selling regularly!).

This led me on to my new career
of writing and publishing (books and
magazines), and Sea Containers VP Marketing asked me to produce the house
magazine for their marketing division, which I did for about 15 years.  A
lot of this informatiion is available on my website www.conts.com including some
info on Sea Containers.
This site also provides the base for the SCOLD
site.  It was during this period that Ian distressingly died - at his desk
from a stroke.  It was very sudden.  And he was (and is) greatly
missed.  Alas, no one who was closely associated with him has provided me
with an obituary notice to go on the SCOLD site.

Sea Containers alumni
still meet regularly at a pub near Sea Containers House.  Indeed we met
only last week.  As far as I know, Mike Broadhurst does not attend these
get-togethers.  But contact is maintained via Facebook, which has a Sea
Containers Group.  You might try to reach it via Facebook.  It is run
by Kevin Gordon .

Incidentally, my youngest daughter and her family lived
in New Zealand for a few years - in Christchurch.  In fact my youngest
grand-daughter now 21 months old was born in an aftershock from the earthquake
that destroyed much of their home, after which they decided to return to
England.

Please don't hesitate to ask for any further
help.

Cheers
Joe

Further to my earlier message, I have learned that a Mike Broadhurst was VP
of TAL - a large international container company (I believe in their tank
division) and was based in Singapore.

I'm not sure if it's the same Mike
Broadhurst, but it seems likely.

TAL also have several branches in New
Zealand, so you could perhaps try contacting them.

Cheers, Joe

Dear Joseph,   Mike has just emailed me from about 20
kilometers
away on the north shore of Auckland where he is
visiting his Mother. Seems to
use a Singapore cell phone
number as well.

Am trying to contact him to arrange to meet before he goes
back on
Wednesday.

This is sureal  -- you might get Ians obituary yet  - I
will
certainly be trying to catch up with what the family has
done in the
last 45 years.

Regards Tony

Thanks Tony.  This is incredible!  Please let me have the story in
due course and I'll publish it on the website - even if I don't get the
obituary!
Cheers
Joe

Dear Joseph,

What a wonderful day it has been. Mike has been here for a few days visiting
his Mum who is in a retirement home in an Auckland suburb - not in fantastic
health  - and he tries to visit about 3/4 times a year as well as very
close contact with the staff on a frequent basis.

He is based in Singapore and sounds very busy galivanting
around the
world. TEL+65 6535 7555 DID +65 6530 0101 FAX
+6530 0168 HP +65 9152 8057
EMAIL [email-masked] He is Vice President of Tank
Containers.

He remembers yourself and has promised me he will contact you
particularly in regard to Ian. I forwarded your email of 8th
June to give him
reason to do this.

He has a Brother in London with 3 children. Mother
Elsa has
some memory problems but has said he would like my wife
and
myself to visit her.

Christchurch is still having shakes - Seems
2/3 a week of
about 4.3 magnitude and so the problems are not really
going
away. I don`t really understand how the people down there
are coping
though i suppose a fair few of them can`t really
see how to get out for many
reasons.

Once again, many thanks for your assistance in this
wonderful
sequence of events-- Mike was thunderstruck too.

Kind Regards

Tony