Australian Short Wave

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. 7.00 Physical Exercises. 7.10 Music. 8.00 Australian and Overseas News. 8.15 Music. 9.30 Serial. 10.15 Close. 12.00 Time Signal and 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. 5.20 Children’s Session. 6.00 Close

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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. 10.40 Late Market Reports. 11.00 Music. 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. 11.00 Dance Music. 12.00 Close.

Every Sunday

8.00 News Bulletin. 8.10 Sporting Session. 8.20 Musical Programme. 9.30 Summary of Week’s News. 10.00 News. 10.15 Book Review. 11.00 Divine Service, p.m. 1.00 Luncheon Music. 1.30 Close. 3.00 Re-open—Talk. 3.20 Musical Programme. 6.00 Close. 6.15 Re-open. 7.00 Talk. 7.20 News Bulletin. 9.15 Talk on International Affairs. 10,20 News. 10.30 Close.

March 26 To April 22.

Mar. 26 (Sun.) —7.30 p.m. Harry Bloom’s

Orchestra: 8.15 Play; 9.30 Piano and Violin; 10.10 Piano Recital.

Mar. 27 (M0n.)—1.30 p.m. Ascot Races; 8 Serial; 8.30 Jim Davidson; 9 Revue; 10 Modern Music.

Mar. 28 (Tues.) —8 p.m. Orchestra Music; 9 Talk; 9,15 Violin Recital; 10 Wireless Chorus.

Mar. 29 (Wed.)—l.3o p.m. Ascot Races; 8 Re quest Items; 8.45 “Emma and ’Erbert”; 9 Variety Programme; 9.40 Violin and Soprano.

Mar. 30 (Thurs.)—l.3o p.m. Bacchus Marsh Races; 8 Play; 9 “Concertos Through the Ages”; 10.15 Harry Bloom’s Band.

Mar. 31 (Fri.)—B p.m. A.B.C. Dance Band; 8.40 Desmond Tanner; 9 Community Singing.

Apr. 1 (Sat.)—l.ls p.m. Warwick Farm Races; 8.10 “April Fooleries”; 9 Orchestral Hour; 10 Ballad Concert; 11 Dance Music.

Apr. 2 (Sun.)—7.3o p.m. Harry Bloom’s Orchestra: 8 Play; 9.30 Spivakovsky Duo.

Apr. 3 (Mon.)—B p.m. Serial; 8.30 Jim Davidson’s Band; 9 Revue; 9.45 Instrumental Recital: 10 Modern Music.

Apr. 4 (Tues.)—B p.m. Orchestral Music; 9 Wireless Chorus; 9.15 Talk; 9.30 Chopin Recital; 10 A.B.C. Band.

Apr. 5 (Wed.) —1.30 p.m. Kyneton Races; 8 Request Items; 8.45 “Emma and ’Erbert” - 9 Jim Gerald and A.B.C. Dance Band.

Apr 6 (Thurs.)—B p.m. Play; 8.45 Tossy Spivakovsky (Violinist): 9 Brass Band; 9.30 Vocal Recital. o Apr ’ ? <Fri.) —8 p.m. Instrumental Ensemble; 8.30 Talk; 9.15 Gordon Ireland in Special Feature.

Apr. 8 (Sat.) —1.15 p.m. Williamstown and Randwick Races; 8.10 Lotte Lehmann; 8.50 Studio Orchestra; 9.30 Male Quartet; John Morley In strumental Quintet.

Apr. 9 (Sun.)—B.ls p.m. Play—“ The Flying Swan ; 9.30 Piano and Violin Recital; 10 10 Comedy Harmonists.

Ap , r - n lo x, (Mon ->-- 8 P-m. Serial: 8.30 Dance Band; 9 Revue; 10 Modern Compositions.

Apr. 11 (Tues.) —1.30 p.m. Epsom Races; 8

Community Singing; 10.50 Recorded Feature.

Apr. 12 (Wed.) —1.30 p.m. Randwick Races; 8 Request Items; 8.45 “Emma and ’Erbert’’; 9 Jim Davidson’s Band; 9.40 Harp Recital.

Apr. 13 (Thurs.) —1.30 p.m. Mentone Races; 8 Musical Comedy; 9 Mastersingers Quartet; 9 10 Violin Recital; 10.50 Dance Music.

Apr. 14 (Fri.)—B p.m. Play; 9.30 Vocal Duo; 9.50 Orchestral Music; 10.50 Harry Bloom s Band.

Apr. 15 (Sat.) —8 p.m. Old Time Dance Music; 11 Music.

Apr. 16 (Sun.)—7.3o p.m. Orchestral Music; 8.15 Play—“ The Women Have Their Way”; 9 30 Spivakovsky Duo; 10.10 Comedy Harmonists.

Apr. 17 (M0n.)—1.30 p.m. Ascot Races; 8 Serial; 8.30 Military Band; 9 Revue; 10 Modern Com positions.

Apr. 18 (Tues.) —8 p.m. Symphony Orchestra; 9 Vocal Quartet: 9.15 Violin Recital; 10 Talk -10.15 A.B.C. Band. ’

Apr. 19 (Wed.) —1.30 p.m. Geelong Races; 8 Request Items; 8.45 “Emma and ’Erbert”; 9 Jim Gerald; 9.30 Stephen Yorke; 10 Male Choir Apr. 20 (Thurs.)—l.3o p.m. Woodend Races; 8 Lotte Lehmann (German Soprano); 8.50 Mel bourne Symphony Orchestra.

Apr. 21 (Fri.)—B p.m. “Toad of Toad Hair- Play; 9.30 Beatrice Tange (Piano); 10 Jim Davidson’s Band. o j? <Sat.) —1.15 p.m. Race Descriptions; 8.10 Studio Orchestra; 8.45 Male Quartet; 9 Story 9.15 Lotte Lehmann; 10 John Morley Quintet. ’