Australian Short Wave
pp. 69-70 · Read in the full issue
Broadcast
A NATIONAL Short Wave Programme
is broadcast daily from Lyndhurst, near Melbourne, Victoria, for listen ers in the Western Pacific. Call signs: Before 6 p.m. VLR3; after 6.15 p.m. VLR.
Wave lengths: Before 6 p.m. 25.25 metres; after 6.15 p.m. 31.23 metres. Frequencies: Before 6 p.m. 11880 Kcs.; after 6.15 p.m. 9580 Kcs.
A.M. Daily Week Days
6.30 Market Reports. 6.45 National News Bulletin. 6.55 Early News Bulletin. 7.10 Music. 8.00 Australian and Overseas News. 8.15 Music. 9.30 Serial. 10.15 Close. 12.00 Time Signal Broadcast to Schools, p.m. 12.20 Wheat and Grain Report. 12.25 Stock Exchange Reports and London Metal Prices. 12.40 Commentary by “The Watchman”. 1.00 Time Signal and News Bulletin. 1.30 Afternoon Musical Programme. 6.00 Close 6.15 Dinner Music. 7.00 (Saturday excluded) Market Reports. 7.15 Overseas News Service. 7.25 News Commentary 7.30 Australian News. 7.40 Talk. 10.30 Late News. 11.00 Late Market Reports. 11.20 Summary of Day’s 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. 6.00 Close. 6.45 Sporting Session. 7.35 Sporting Highlights of the Week. 10.40 Late Market Reports. 11.00 Dance Music. 12.00 Close.
Every Sunday
8.00 News Bulletin. 8.10 Sporting Session. 8.20 Musical Programme. 9.50 Summary of Week’s News. 10.00 News. 11.00 Divine Service, p.m. 1.00 Luncheon Music. 1.30 Close. 3.00 Re-open. 3.20 Musical Programme. 6.00 Close. 6.15 Re-open. 7.20 News Bulletin. 9.15 Talk on International Affairs. 10.20 News. 10.30 Close.
February 19 To March 18.
Feb. 19 (Sun.) —4 p.m. Brass Band; 4.30 Organ Recital: 6.30 “Adventures in Music”; 8.15 Play; 9.15 Talk; 9.30 Spivakovsky Duo; 10.10 Peter Dawson.
Feb. 20 (Mon.) —8 p.m. Play; 8.30 Military Band; 9 Revue; 9.30 Instrumental Recital; 10 Modern Composers.
Feb. 21 (Tues.) —1.30 p.m. Woodend Races; 8 A.B.C. Wireless Chorus; 9.40 Violin Recital; 10.15 Harry Bloom.
Feb. 22 (Wed.) —1.30 p.m. Moonee Valley Races; 8 Requests: 8.45 “Emma and ‘Erbert”; 9 Variety Show; 9.30 A.B.C. Concert Orchestra.
Feb. 23 (Thurs.)—B p.m. Play; 9 Brass Band; 9.20 Recital (Eunice Knapp); 9.30 Studio Orches tra; 11 Jim Davidson’s Band.
Feb. 24 (Fri.)—l.3o Sheffield Shield Cricket; 7.40 Talk; 8 Musical Programme, including Com munity Singing.
Feb. 25 (Sat.)—l.3o p.m. Sporting Descrip tions; 8 Studio Orchestra; 9 Stephen Yorke; 9.30 Talk; 9.45 Concert; 11 Dance Music.
Feb. 26 (Sun.) —7 p.m. Talk; 7.30 Harry Bloom; 8.15 Play; 9.35 Spivakovsky Duo; 10.10 Peter Dawson.
Feb. 27 (M0n.)—1.30 p.m. Sheffield Shield Cricket; 8 Serial; 8.30 Stephen Yorke; 9 Revue; 9.30 Instrumental Recital; 10 Modern Music.
Feb, 28 (Tues.)—l.3o p.m. Cricket; 8 Musical
Programme and Community Singing; 11 Jim Davidson’s Band.
Mar. 1 (Wed.) —1.30 p.m. Mentone Races; 8 Request Items; 8.45 “Emma and ’Erbert’’; 9.30 Violin Concerto.
Mar. 2 (Thurs.) —1.30 p.m. Pakenham Races; 8 Play; 9 Orchestral Hour; 10.15 Jim Davidson; 11 Dance Music.
Mar. 3 (Fri.) —8 p.m. Jim Davidson; 8.30 Des mond Tanner; 8.50 Studio Orchestra; 9.20 Talk; 9.30 Piano Recital; 10 Organ Music.
Mar. 4 (Sat.) —1.15 p.m. Flemington and Moore fleld Races; 8 Symphony Orchestra: 9 Master singers Quartet: 9.15 “Highbrow Variety”; 10 Violin Sonata; 11 Dance Music.
Mar. 5 (Sun.) —4 p.m. Brass Band; 4.30 Organ Recital; 7 Talk; 8.15 Play; 9.15 International Affairs: 9.30 Spivakovsky Duo; 10.10 Peter Dawson.
Mar. 6 (Mon.) —1.30 p.m. Ascot Races; 8 Serial; 8.30 Jim Davidson; 9 Revue; 9.30 Recital; 10 Modern Music.
Mar. 7 (Tues.) —1.30 p.m. Flemington Races; 8 “Rlgoletto”; 9.30 Piano Recital; 9.50 Harry Bloom’s Band.
Mar. 8 (Wed.) —8 p.m. Request Items; 8.45 “Emma and ’Erbert”; 9 Variety Programme; 9.30 Symphony Orchestra.
Mar. 9 (Thurs.) —1.30 p.m. Flemington Races; 8 Play; 9.30 Instrumental Trio; 10.15 Jim Davidson’s Band.
Mar. 10 (Fri.) —8 p.m. Dance Music; 8.25 Des mond Tanner (Organ); 8.50 Musical Programme and Community Singing.
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Mar. 11 (Sat.)—l.ls p.m. Flemlngton and Warwick Farm Races; 8 Symphony Orchestra; 9 Talk; 9.15 “The Week-End Magazine”; 9.45 Con cert; 11 Dance Music.
Mar. 12 (Sun.)—7 p.m. Talk; 8.15 Two Plays; 9.30 Spivakovsky Duo; 10.10 Peter Dawson.
Mar. 13 (Mon.) —1.30 p.m. Musical Programme; 8 Serial; 8.30 Jim Davidson’s Band; 9 Revue; 9.30 Instrumental Recital; 10 Modern Composers.
Mar. 14 (Tues.) —8 p.m. Concert Orchestra; 9 Instrumental Recital; 9.15 Talk; 10 Mancel Kirby (Harpsichord).
Mar. 15 (Wed.) —1.30 p.m. Kyneton Races; 8 Request Items; 8.45 “Emma and ’Erbert”- 9 Variety Programme; 9.30 Orchestral Music.
Mar. 16 (Thurs.)— B p.m. Play; Concert; 9.30 String Quartet; 10.15 Dance Band.
Mar. 17 (Fri.)— B p.m. Jim Davidson’s Dance Band; 8.25 Irish Music; 8.50 Musical Programme with Community Singing.
Mar. 18 p.m. Caulfield Races; 8-11 Old Time Dance Music.
Dr. S. M. Lambert, South Pacific direc tor of the Rockefeller Foundation, of New York, who has been visiting New Zealand, left Auckland by the “Matua” on February 1 for Rarotonga. Cook Is lands.
Mr. C. J. Shorthouse, of the staff of Steamships Trading Co.. Port Moresby.
Mr. M. R. Hunter, of Port Moresby, and Mr. W. Bock, Government Printer, have been among Papuan residents on furlough in Sydney. Mr. Shorthouse. with his wife and daughter, leaves for home on February 25.
Mr. C. J. J. T. Barton, Colonial Sec retary in the Western Pacific Adminis tration. arrived at Auckland by the “Aorangi” on February 5 to confer with the New Zealand Government.