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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Jul 22, 1927

Page

4

Sydney Radio Listings Preview Week of July Events

Radio program schedule for Sydney stations lists theatre performances concerts recitals and church services from July 22 to July 31. Notable acts include Edgar Warwick skits Edith Horrby Tivol Theatre concert band Walter Kinghy English baritone and Coroatcasters with harmonist Ternar Reberta plus services broadcast from Halston Church and North Sydney venues.

Prince Theatre En Hur Sumdiy Petersham Congregational Walter Kinghy Ternar Reberta Haluson Falwarit

New Alloy Promises Tougher, Cheaper Metal Breakthrough

A fragmentary science note attributes a new alloy to chemist Abe TF. Kelly, claiming it is a sodum base with impervious properties to corrosion and oxidation. If feasible, it could replace platinum in industry where resistance to oxidation is vital.

Abe TF. Kelly

Air Powered Cement Ship Freight on Great Lakes

A Great Lakes cement carrier transports bulk concrete by compressed air. Cement is blown into the hold from a Michigan works to Chicago and discharged with reversed air pressure at the destination.

Great Lakes Michigan Chicago

Overseas Concerts Will Bring British Radio to Asia

London report says Gerald Marcuse, a noted British radio expert, plans nightly overseas concerts rebroadcast to Australia and Asia. He has coordinated with New South Wales radio men and faces technical hurdles in uplink and replay. Already British Dutch German and French stations have been rebroadcast from Sydney. The BBC is considering targeted transmissions to Asia with ordinary receivers possibly picking up overseas broadcasts soon.

London Gerald Marcuse Austea- Na Marcuse New South Wales Sydney British Broadcasting Corporation Britain Apatrasia

Sudden Silence Hits Sydney Station During Broadcast

A mid programme blackout at Sydney Station FC interrupted English baritone Haymond Ellis during Carmen. The brief outage halted the air, listeners laughed at the mishap, and Ellis resumed after an apology. An audience member then asked for Levinsky at the Wedding, which Ellis refused.

Sydney Haymond Ellis Wan Bioline Toreaders Wong Carmen Elka Auntradis Jim Kstmora Allence Ellis Fille Philistine Huener Elfie Levinsky

Ancient motor cycles and early inventor stories

A fragmented report traces early motor cycles from 1840s Germany, noting Hildebrand and Wirmurd er, extensive production, and a four stroke engine with water cooling. It mentions a 20 to 80 mile speed claim, registration of the term motor cycle, and later shifts to motor bicycles as riders adopted the new term. The Munich Museum now houses the machine and related artifacts.

Hildebrand Wirmurder gMert Geveral Lundreda Davy

English Bridge Code Debate Stirs International Circulars

English players debate majority bidding closure rules revoke penalties and the move toward a universal code. Discussions reference American practices, London opinions like Jack o Spades, and possible adoption in Australia while weighing penalties for revokes and under calls against a national code aligning with international play.

Origen Portland Club Jack O London Evening News

Radio in Lithgow Spurs Town Pace As Broadcasts Spread

A traveler through Lithgow notes the town lively since broadcasting began. Hotels and billiard halls display radio sets, loudspeakers dot shop windows, and eateries broadcast sports results and music. In Katoomba a similar van blares from Bokilera's Club, illustrating radio’s role in linking city and country.

Bilard Radio Aeta Katoomba Bokilera

Raffia Requisites and Nursery Goods Advertised for Sale

An Australian display lists raffia requisites and related items in one colour finishes with prices. Items include English cilycerine dynd Fiala blends, Australian-dyed RaMa and Natural Rafa bundles, Walker's Balla Work Took, Weldon's MaMa Work Book Nos. 9 and 113, and related pests free lines. Postage is extra and samples of MaMa and Cane available on application from GEO. L. GELLATLY at 60a George Street Sydney.

Walker Weldon Geo. L. Gellatly Qhorge Street Oppasite Crystal Palace Sydney Wesueniy Rio

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