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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 23, 1927
Page
2
A Sydney radio audience exchange expands into a public call for passionfruit vine care after a Dungog listener requested a jam recipe. Mrs Jordan broadcasts more women focused talks and a Belmore listener contributes a potent jam recipe and growing advice.
Letters from Europe praise Sydney station 2FC after world wide broadcasts. A Belgian Chevalier de Harler reports receiving on 13 to 13 1/2 metre wavelength while 2FC transmitted on 28 metres. He notes harmonic reception and offers to provide further details.
Station 26L Sydney plans a Christmas Eve broadcast with an hour of Wagner and an hour of Italian opera featuring orchestral and vocal pieces. Operas include Tannhauser Tristan and Isolde The Flying Dutchman and Aida Rigoletto Il Trovatore. Additional hospital radio sets were donated to Canberra and Goulburn facilities by local groups.
A reader describes hearing a Moscow radio rebroadcast via Sydney on 2BL and 2HL. Leslie L. Smith reports a soprano performance in an unfamiliar language, noting Russian sounding remarks and praise of the broadcasted music. The Sydney engineer, Mr Allsop, often catches the Russian station and rebroadcasts it for nearby listeners.
A Campare resident reports joining a daily radio program for women by setting an 11 o'clock alarm and keeping minding or crafts at hand to fill the hour with relaxing activity. Mrs Jordan of station HL provides a lemon flavoring tip for fruit salts during the broadcast.
Letters show about 40 percent of children requests come from parents grandparents and great grandparents. Mrs Arnold eighty eight from Temora heard Uncle Jack at 2BS calling her during a Sydney holiday, a joyful surprise arranged by friends.
The Postal Department launches a campaign to ensure Christmas greetings and gifts reach destinations before Christmas Day. A leaflet will urge early postings and some articles may bear Not to be opened until Christmas Day to prevent delays and disappointment. The drive follows proof from last year that earlier posting reduced post- Christmas delays.
London College of Music exams conducted in Trundle yield strong marks for pupils of Mrs. J. Martin with Ivy Shorter and Alma Beuzeville tying for the gold medal. Lorna Martin gains honors but not eligible. Three local youths fined for riotous behaviour at the police court.
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