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 Dats

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. 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.

June 1 To June 18

June 1 (Thurs.) —1.30 p.m. Woodend Races; 8.10 A.B.C. Symphony Orchestra; 9.05 Talk.

June 2 (Fri.) —9 p.m. Brass Band Music; 9.30 Ballad Concert; 10 Light Orchestral Programme.

June 3 (Sat.) —1.15 p.m. Race Descriptions; 8.10 Pianoforte Recital; 9.10 Orchestral Music; 10 Mastersinger’s Quartet Recital.

June 4 (Sun.) —5 p.m. Brass Band Music; 5.30 Talk —Robert Clive; 8.15 Play; 9.30 Spivakov sky Duo.

June 5 (Mon.) —8 p.m. Serial, “Singapore Spy”; 8.30 Ballad Concert; 9 Military Band; 10 Modern Music.

June 6 (Tues.) —1.30 p.m. Sunbury Races; 8.10 Arthur Schnabel (pianist); 9.45 Instrumental Trio; 10.15 Story.

June 7 (Wed.)—l.3o p.m. Ascot Races; 8 Request Items; 8.45 “Emma and ’Erbert”; 9.20 Symphony Orchestra.

June 8 (Thurs.) —1.30 p.m. Wllliamstown Races; 830 Band Recital; 9 Talk; 9.10 Piano Recital; 10 Wireless Chorus.

June 9 (Fri.) —8 p.m. Play; 9 Flute Quartet Recital; 9.15 Ballad Concert; 9.45 Concert Or chestra.

June 10 (Sat.) —1.15 p.m. Race Descriptions; 920 Georg Szell and Melbourne A.B.C. Sym phony Orchestra: 11 Jim Davidson’s Band.

June 11 (Sun.) —7.30 p.m. Harry Bloom and Salon Orchestra; 9.30 Spivakovsky Duo (piano and violin).

June 12 (M0n.)—1.30 p.m. Race Descriptions; 8 Serial, “Singapore Spy”; 9 Military Band; 10 Modern Music.

June 13 (Tues.) —8 p.m. John C. Thomas (baritone); 8.10 Piano Recital; 9.15 A.B.C.

Symphony Orchestra.

June 14 (Wed.) —1.30 p.m. Mentone Races; 740 Dramatised Talk; 8 Request Items; 8.45 “Emma and ’Erbert”; 9.45 Roy Agnew (pian ist) .

June 14 (Thurs.) —1.30 p.m. Mornington Races; 8 Tossy Spivakovsky (violinist); 9 Masbersing er’s Quartet; 9.15 Sydney Orchestral Recital.

June 16 (Fri.)—B p.m. Play; 9 National Mili tary Band; 9.30 A.B.C. Wireless Chorus; 9.45 Krips (Instrumental) Ensemble; 10.15 Davidson’s Dandies.

June 17 (Sat.) —1.05 p.m. Race Descriptions; 8 Old Time Dancing; 10.10 Dance Music.

VK-2ME Short-wave Broadcast

Commencing on June 4, every Sunday, from the above station (Amalgamated Wireless Ex perimental short-wave station, Sydney), a pro

gramme is broadcast from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.; from 8 p.m. to midnight; and from 2.30 a.m. to 4.30 a.m. (Monday morning). The above are Eastern (Australian) Standard Times. The wave-length is 31.38 metres, and the frequency is 9590 K/cs. The programme is interesting and varied.

Copra Prices

During June, the Late News Bulletin, which includes oversea news and copra prices, will be broadcast in this service at 3.45 a.m.

Mr. S. G. Middleton has relieved Mr.

T. Gough as European Constable in Port

Moresby, Papua.