Australian Short Wave
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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.
Daily Week Dats
(Subject to Alteration Without Notice.) a.m. 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 Story. 10.00 Daily Devotional 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.” 12.50 Overseas News. 1.00 Time Signal and News Bulletin. 1.05 Luncheon Music. 1.30 Afternoon Musical Programme. 4.15 Overseas News. 5.30 Children’s Session. 6.15 Dinner Music. 7.00 Market Reports and Overseas News. 7.15 Overseas News Service. 7.25 News Commentary. 7.30 Australian News. 7.40 Talk. 9.30 Overseas News. 10.30 Late News. 10.40 Late Market Reports. 11.00 Music.
11.20 Summary of Day’s News. 11.50 Overseas News. 12.00 Close.
P.M. Every Saturday
12.40 Music. 1.00 News Bulletin. 1.15—5.30 Description of current sporting and athletic events, interspersed with music. 6.00 Music. 6.45 Sporting Session. 7.15 News. 7.35 Sporting Highlights of the Week. 11.00 Dance Music. 12.00 Close.
Every Sunday
а. 8.00 News Bulletin. ‘ 8.15 Sporting Session. 8.30 Musical Programme. 9.00 Brass Band Music. 9.30 “In Quires and Places Where They Sing.” 10.00 News. 10.10 Summary of Week’s News. 10.30 “Singers of Renown.” 11.00 Divine Service, p.m. 1.00 Luncheon Music. 1.30 Close. 3.00 Re-open—Talk. 3.20 Musical Programme. б. “Adventures in Music.” 7.00 Talk. 7.20 News Bulletin. 9.15 Talk on International Affairs. 10.15 News. 10.30 Close.
NOTE: Since the outbreak of war, no daily advance programmes have been issued by the Australian Broadcasting Commission for the short-wave broadcast from VLR for listeners in the South Seas. The Station is still on the air.
Publication of programmes will be resumed as soon as it is possible and practicable.
On September 27, at Port Moresby, a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. M.
J. Healy. Mrs. Healy is the only daugh ter of Mrs. McGrath, an old resident of the Territory. Mr. Healy is A.R.M. at
Kairuku, Yule Island, Papua.