Broadcast To French
pp. 59-60 · Read in the full issue
Pacific Colonies
'T'HE Australian Department of Information, in A conjunction with the Australian Broadcast ing Commission, makes a daily broadcast in French of news, talks, and music for listeners in New Caledonia, New Hebrides, and Tahiti.
Transmission is made from Station VLQ, Sydney, on a wave-length of 31.2 metres (frequency,
9.615 mcs.) and consists of the following items:—
Aust. Eastern Noumea Standard Time.
Time. 6.25 p.m. 7.25 p.m.
Announcements. 6.30 p.m. 7.30 p.m.
News in French. 6.50 p.m. 7.50 p.m.
Talk in French, 7.25 p.m. 8.25 p.m.
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Mr. Frank Stock, who for 14 years has been Postmaster at Tulagi, BSI, is now in Sydney, awaiting steamer connection with Fiji. He has been transferred to Suva.
Mr. J, S. Barton, CMG, arrived in Suva from New Zealand in mid-June to arrange for the working of bat guano deposits in Fiji. The guano will be exported to NZ.