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I event of interest to the south fwest Pacific took place on Oc tober 10 when Australia’s master-General officially ted Bringelly Radio Receiving ions, 30 miles from Sydney, ir years all radio messages ing in from the Islands and r overseas points have been re jd at La Perouse on the coast h of Sydney, but as industry has ad in that direction electrical •ference has increased, ingelly is the result, though La use will continue to make con with shipping for the present, least three of the 13 men at ed to the station have been oned in the Islands. Mr. G. tier, second-in-charge, corn id a term at Port Moresby a ago, Mr. W. Day is also ex New tea, and Mr. H. Waugh was erly at Suva.

E station building is in a 544acre rolling,, stump-studded grassy “paddock”, surrounded l network of 104 tall wooden

i supporting 32 diamond-shaped

tional “rhombic” aerial systems ;ing towards the various Island other overseas stations from h signals are received, two for , spaced a mile or so apart, ese pairs include Port Moresby, ail, Vila, and Suva, with an • pair serving both Honiara and u, which happen to be on t the same great-circle bearing Bringelly. ;nals are landlined to OTC’s ig Street office at Sydney—and le GPO in the case of radio hone services. ngelly’s manager is Mr. W. J.

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