A Sydney man searching for the only known video footage of his late mother has been reunited with the precious memory 23 years later, thanks to the 7NEWS archives.
Plus me hearing her laugh again would be a gift.”
Just four days later, 7NEWS News Librarian Alex Scouller found the long-lost vision.
Sean Power, 7NEWS News Integration and Strategy Director, said he was “incredibly proud” of the team and the library department in particular.
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Plus me hearing her laugh again would be a gift.
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A Sydney man searching for the only known video footage of his late mother has been reunited with the precious memory 23 years later, thanks to the 7NEWS archives.
Tashi Dorjee turned to LinkedIn last week in the hope 7NEWS still had footage of his mother, Mary Dorjee, being interviewed for Sydney Weekender at the family’s food stall in the 1990s.
“I’m trying to find old footage of my late mum from one of your shows the Sydney Weekender with Mike Whitney,” he wrote.
“If you could help in anyway that would be awesome, would be great for her grandson to get to eventually see and hear her. Plus me hearing her laugh again would be a gift.”
The LinkedIn post reached 7NEWS.
Just four days later, 7NEWS News Librarian Alex Scouller found the long-lost vision.
What’s more, the footage contained another surprise for Dorjee — his late father was in it too.
“My dad is in that video too!”
Sean Power, 7NEWS News Integration and Strategy Director, said he was “incredibly proud” of the team and the library department in particular.
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