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. 0580 Kcs.

Am , 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. 10.00 Daily Broadcast Service. 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. 6.00 Close 6.15 Dinner Music. 7.00 (Saturday excluded) Market Reports. 7.15 Overseas News Service.

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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. 9.40 Music. 10.00 News. 10.30 “Singers of Renown’’. 11.00 Divine Service, p.m. 12.15 Music. 1.30 Close. 3.00 Re-open—Talk. 3.20 Musical Programme. 6.00 Close. 6.15 Re-open. 6.30 “Adventures in Music”. 7.00 Talk. 7.20 News Bulletin. 9.15 Talk on International Affairs. 10.20 News. 10.30 Close.

Apr!L 23 To May 20

Apr. 23 (Sun.) —7.30 p.m. Harry Bloom’s Band; 8 “Romeo and Juliet”; 9.45 Piano and Violin; 10.10 Comedy Harmonists.

Apr. 24 (Mon.) —1.30 p.m. Kyneton Races; 8 Serial; 8.30 Military Band; 9 Revue; 10 Music.

Apr. 25 (Tues.) —8 p.m. Musical Comedy; 9 Piano Duo; 9.30 Talk; 9.45 Instrumental Trio.

Apr. 26 (Wed.) —1.30 p.m. Moonee Valley Races; 8 Request Items; 8.45 “Emma and ’Erbert”; 9 A.B.C. Band.

Apr. 27 (Thurs.) —8 p.m. Spivakovsky Duo; 8.30 Sketch; 9 Vocal Quartet; 9.10 Concert.

Apr. 28 (Fri.) —7.40 p.m. Talk; 8 Musical Pro gramme and Community Singing.

Apr. 29 (Sat.)—1.15 p.m. Race Descriptions; 8.10 Music; 9.15 Concert; 9.45 Story; 10 Variety Show.

Apr. 30 (Sun.) —7.45 p.m. Harry Bloom’s Band; 8.15 Play; 9.30 Piano and Violin; 10.10 Piano.

May 1 (Mon.)—8 p.m. Serial; 8.30 Military Band; 9 Revue; 10 Modern Music.

May 2 (Tues.) —1.30 p.m. Warrnambool Races; 8 Music; 8.30 Male Quartet; 10 Story; 10.15 Harry Bloom’s Band.

May 3 (Wed.) —1.30 Warrnambool Races; 8 Request Items; 8.45 “Emma and ’Erbert’; 9 Jim Davidson.

May 4 (Thurs.) —1.30 p.m. Warrnambool Races; 8 Comedy; 9.45 Musical Programme.

May 5 (Fri.)—1.30 p.m. Pakenham Races; 8 Musical Programme and Community Singing.

May 6 (Sat.) —1.15 p.m. Race Descriptions: 8 till 11 Dance Music.

May 7 (Sun.) —7.30 p.m. Orchestral and Vocal Music; 8 Play; 9.45 Violin Recital.

May 8 (Mon.)—1.30 p.m. Ascot Races; 8 Serial; 9 Revue; 10 Modern Music.

May 9 (Tues.)—1.30 p.m. Avenel Races; 8 Musical Programme and Community Singing.

May 10 (Wed.)—1.30 p.m. Bendigo Races; 8 Request Items; 8.45 “Emma and ’Erbert”; 9 Jim Davidson.

May 11 (Thurs.)—1.30 p.m. Bendigo Races; 8 Brass Band; 8.40 Lotte Lehmann; 9.30 Music.

May 12 (Fri.) —8.50 p.m. Ballad Recital; 9 Music; 9.45 “The Choristers”.

May 13 (Sat.)—1.15 p.m. Race Descriptions; 8.10 Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (George Szell); 10 Concert.

May 14 (Sun.)—8.15 p.m. Play; 9 Vocal Quartet: 9.30 Piano and Violin.

May 15 (Mon.)—8 p.m. Serial; 8.30 Stephen Yorke; 9 Revue; 10 Modern Music.

May 16 (Tues.) —8.10 p.m. Lotte Lehmann; 9.15 Music; 10 Story; 10.15 Jim Davidson’s Band.

May 17 (Wed.)—1.30 p.m. Geelong Races; 8

Request Items; 8.45 “Emma and ’Erbert”; 9 Male Quartet; lo.is Dance Music.

May 1H (Thurs.)—l.3o p.m. Description of Barwon River Boat Races; 8.30 Play; 9 Jim Davidson’s Band.

Pifv ay ß 40 community sLging Ballarat RaCes: 8 May 20 (Sat.)—l.ls p.m. Race Descriptions; 8.10 Professor George Szell and Edmund Kurtz (’Cellist); 9.30 Jim Davidson’s Band.

Mr. S. G. Middleton has taken up his duties as Assistant Resident Magistrate p nrf Moresby Papua, after 12 years at ort MOresoy, rapua, ctxoc * y on various out-stations.

Mr. A. O. Barrack, of the Fiji Govern- Wireless staffreturned to Suva Fiji, by the Aorangl on March 00, alter long leave.