Australian Short Wave
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Broadcast
A NATIONAL Short Wave Programme is broad cast daily from Lyndhurst, near Melbourne, Victoria, for listeners in the Western Pacific.
Call signs: From 6.30-10.15 a.m.. VLR7; from Noon-6.15 p.m., VLR7; from 6.30-11.35 p.m., VLR.
Wave Lengths: From 6.30-10.15 a.m., 25.33 metres; from 12-6.15 p.m., 25.33 metres; from 6.30-11.35 p.m., 31.32 metres. Frequencies: From 6.30-10.15 a.m., 11,840 Kcs.; from 12-6.15 p.m., 11,840 Kcs.; from 6.30-11.35 p.m., 9.580 Kcs. Power: 2 Kilowatts. Times given are Australian Eastern Standard (10 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time).
WEEK DAYS.—a.m.: 6.30, Market Reports; 6.45, News; 7.15, Music; 7.45, News; 8, Music; 9.30, Story; 10, Devotional Service; 10.15, Close, p.m.: 12, Time Signal and broadcast to schools; 12.35, Essential Services; 12.50, News; 1.10, Music; 1.35, News; 4.15, News; 4.45, Music; 5.30, Young People’s Session; 6.15, Close; 6.30, Dinner Music; 7, News; 11, News; 11.15, Music; 11.35, Close.
SATURDAYS. —Same as daily programme, ex cept between 1.05 p.m. and 5.15 p.m., when description of current sporting and athletic events is given, interspersed with music. Close at 11.35 p.m.
SUNDAYS.—a.m.: 6.45, News; 7, Music; 9, News; 9.30, New Releases (Recorded); 10, Book Reviews: 10.30, Famous Singers; 11, Divine Ser vice. p.m.: 12.15, Great Violinists; 12.50, News; 1.30, BBC News; 3, Orchestral Programme; 4.15, News; 4.45, Music; 6.15, Close; 6.30, “Island Nights Entertainment; 7, News and Commen tary; 10.30, Music; 11, Close.
March I To March 15
Mar. 1 (Sat.) —8 p.m. Sydney Symphony Orchestra; 9.30 Talk by Neville Cardus; 9.40 “Diggers On Parade”.
Mar. 2 (Sun.) —8 p.m. Instrumental Ensemble; 8.30 The Mastersingers; 9 Gordon Ireland’s Musical Quizz.
Mar. 3 (Mon.) —8 p.m. Jim Davidson’s ABC Dance Band; 8.45 Phyllis MacDonald Sextet; 9.10 “Scotland Calling”; 9.30 Serial—“lt Walks by Night”.
Mar. 4 (Tues.) —8.15 p.m. Melbourne Univer sity Quartet: 9 Brass Band Music; 9.20 Arnold Matters (Baritone): 9.40 Talk—“ The Wisdom of the Maori”; 10 Play—“ Watchdog”: 10.30 Dance Band Music.
Mar. 5 (Wed.) —8 p.m. “Out of the Bag”; 9.45 Musical Feature; 10.05 Sydney String Quartet; 10.30 Modern Compositions.
Mar. 6 (Thurs.) —8 p.m. Orchestral Pro gramme; 8.45 The Mastersingers; 9 Sydney Trio; 9.30 “My Favourite Programme” (Alan Coad).
Mar. 7 (Fri.)—B p.m. Play—“ James I of Scotland”; 9.15 Ballad Concert; 10 Variety.
Mar. 8 (Sat.) —8 p.m. Sydney Symphony Orchestra; 9.30 Neville Cardus.
Mar. 9 (Sun.) —8.30 p.m. The Mastersingers; 9 Musical Quizz (Gordon Ireland).
Mar. 10 (Mon.) —8 p.m. “Merry-Go-Round”; 9 Montague Brearley Ensemble; 9.30 Walks by Night”; 10 Austral Harmonists.
Mar. 11 (Tues.) —8.15 p.m. Orchestral Hour; &'.20 Arnold Matters (Baritone); 10 Adelaide Symphony Chorus.
Mar. 12 (Wed.) —8 p.m. “Out of the Bag”; 9.45 “How I Sing This Song”; 10.05 Sonata Re cital; 10.30 Modern Compositions.
Mar. 13 (Thurs.) —8 p.m. “The Crier by Night”; 9.15 Mastersingers Quartet; 10.15 Jim Davidson’s A.B.C. Dance Band.
Mar. 14 (Fri.)—B p.m. Play—“ Camellia Cottage ; 9 Leslie Chester (Violin); 9.20 Apollo Quartet: 945 Opera.
Mar. 15 (Sat.) —8 p.m. Sydney Symphony Orchestra; 9.30 Neville Cardus; 9.40 Old Time Music Hall Memories.
A party of Free French naval ratings recently arrived in New Zealand from Tahiti. They will remain in New Zealand for a period and then proceed to join the forces of General de Gaulle.