Australian Short Wave

Broadcast Oct. 30 to Nov. 19

AUSTRALIAN National Short Wave

Programme, broadcast from Mel

bourne, Victoria, on 31.34 metres

(Frequency, 9.58 megacyles) for

listeners in the Western Pacific. Call

sign: VLR.

P.M. Daily Weekdays

12.25 Stock Exchange Reports and London Metal Prices. 12.40 Recorded Music. 1,00 Time Signal, and News Bulletin. 3.00 (Monday, Tuesday, and Friday) Broad cast to Schools. 3.20 (Tuesday and Friday) Classic Music. 5.2 ft Children’s Session. 5.30 Close (Wednesday, 5.15). 6.30 Comment by “The Watchman.” 6.45 Sporting News. 7.00 (Saturday excluded) Markets and Weather for North Australia. 7.15 Overseas News Service. 7.40 (Tuesday excluded) Talk. 8.50 Australasian News Service. 9.10 (Usually) Musical Programme. 10.50 Musical Programme. 11.20 Late News. 11.30 Close.

P.M. Every Saturday

12.40 Music. 1.15—5.30 Description of current sporting and athletic events, interspersed with music. 7.00 Markets Summary. 7.35 Sporting Highlights of the Week. 11.00 Dance Music. 12.00 Close.

A.M. Every Sunday

8.00 News Bulletin.

8.20 Musical Programme. 9.30 “On the Land” Session. 9.50 Summary of Week’s News. 11.00 Divine Service. p.m. 1.30 Close. 3.00 Re-open. 6.00 Musical Programme by various Stafte Orchestras. 6.30 Talk. 6.50 News Bulletin. 8.00 Recordings of Overseas Artists. 8.30 Talk on International Affairs. 10.20 News. 10.30 Close. (Times given are Australian Eastern Stand ard—lo hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.)

October 30 To November 19

Oct. 30 (Sun.) —10.15 a.m. Book Review; 10.30 “From The Operas”: 7 p.m. Dramatised Fairy Story; 9 Play.

Oct. 31 (M0n.)—9.30 a.m. Serial; 12 “Health and Biology”: 1.30 Music and Description of Ascot Races: 5.20 Children’s Session; 8 “The Valley of the Sky”.

Nov. 1 (Tues.) —9-30 a.m. Radio Serial; 1.30 p.m. Melbourne Cup race meeting: 6 Lesson in German: 7.40 “The Watchman”: 9.45 Jim Dav idson’s Dance Band.

Nov. 2 (Wed.) —130 p.m. Ascot Races: 8 Re quest Items; 9.10 “Love Marches On”; 9.30 Serial—“ Captain Kettle”: 9.45 Harry Bloom’s Dance Band; 10.30 Spivakovsky Duo (Plano & Violin).

Nov. 3 (Thurs.)—l.3o p.m. Flemington Races; 6 Lesson in Italian; 9.30 Revue—“ls There a Sturgeon?”; 10.15 Jim Davidson’s Band.

Nov. 4 (Fri.)—B p.m. Jim Davidson’s Dance Band: 8 30 Desmond Tanner at Electric Organ; 9.15 Community Singing.

Nov. 5 (Sat.) —8.30 a.m. Talk (Mr. M. S.

Sharland); 9.30 Hobbles Session; 1.15 p.m. Plem ington Races; 8 and 9.10 Old Time Dance Music.

Nov. 6 (Sun.) —10.15 a.m. Book Review; 10.30 “From the Operas”; 6.30 p.m. Talk by Don Bradman: 9 Play.

(Continued Overleaf.)

Nov. 7 (Mon.) —1.30 p.m. Geelong Races; 6 French Lesson; 8 Serial; 8.30 National Military Band (Stephen Yorke).

Nov. 8 (Tues.) —9.30 a.m. Serial; 3 p.m.

“Everyday Science and Nature Study”; 6 Ger man Lesson.

Nov. 9 (Wed.) —1.30 p.m. Musical Programme & Woodend Races; 8 Request Items; 9.10 Music.

Nov. 10 (Thurs.) —1.30 Mornington Races; 6 Italian Lesson; 7.40 Talk “Revealing a Con tinent”: 8 Musical Programme.

Nov. 11 (Fri.)—3 p.m. “Adventures in Mu sic”; 3.20 Seymour Races; 8 Jim Davidson’s

Dance Band; 8.30 Desmond Tanner at Electric Organ; 9.15 Community Singing.

Nov. 12 (Sat.) —9.30 a.m. Hobbies Session; 1.15 Williamstown Races; 10.30 Dance Music.

Nov. 13 (Sun.) —10.30 a.m. “From the Op eras”; 4.30 p.m. Organ Recital; 4.50 Adelaide Wireless Chorus; 7.15 New Note Octet; 7.50 Harry Bloom; 9.20 Play.

Nov. 14 (Mon.) —8 p.m. Serial ‘‘The Labours of Hercules”; 8.30 National Military Band; 9 Topical Revue; 9.30 “Choral Cavalcade”.

Nov. 15 (Tues.) —3.15 p.m. Kimore Races; 6 German Lesson; 8 Musical Programme, includ ing community singing.

Nov. 16 (Wed.) —1.30 p.m. Bendigo Races; 8 Request Items; 8.45 “Emma and ’Erbert”; 9.10 “Love Marches On”; 9.30 Serial; 9.45 Harry Bloom’s Band; 10.50 Spivakovsky Duo.

Nov. 17 (Thurs.) —1.30 p.m. Bendigo Races; 6 Italian Lesson; 7.40 Talk—“ Australia, the Heroine”: 8 “The Play’s the Thing”.

Nov. 18 (Fri.) —3 p.m. “Adventures in Mu sic”; 8 Jim Davidson’s A.B.C. Dance Band; 8.30 Desmond Tanner at Electric Organ.

Nov. 19 (Sat,)—l.ls p.m. V.A.T.C. Races (Caulfield): 7.35 Sporting Highlights; 11 Dance Music; 12 Close.