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Richard Rogers, VK7RO. 15-7-93 Some highlights of the beginnings of the Wireless Institute in Tasmania as noted in the pages of The Mercury during 1923. [20th February, 1923 Meetings] WIRELESS INSTITUTE A MEETING with the object of Forming a Tasmanian Division of the Wireless Institute will be held at the Victoria hall on WEDNESDAY, 21st February, 1923, at 8 p.m. All interested are cordially invited. H.G.LEWIS, Convenor. [26th February, 1923 Meetings, Etc.] WIRELESS CLUB At a meeting held at the Victoria-hall of those interested in the formation of a Wireless Club there was a good attendance. It was decided that the Club be designated the Tasmanian Division of the Wireless Institute of Australia. The following officers were elected:- Patron Mr W.P.Hallam, President, Mr J.Watkins, Chairman, Mr F.W.Bennett, Council, Messrs Crocker, McMillan, H.G.Lewis, N.W.Gilham, Hortin, and Peterson, Secretary, W.L.Scanlon, Assistant Secretary, Mr C.Johnstone, Treasurer, Mr G.Collis [14th March 1923 Meetings] AUSTRALIAN WIRELESS INSTITUTE TASMANIAN DIVISION A meeting of the above will be held in the Victoria-hall, off Macquarie-street, Tonight, 14th March. Intending members are invited to attend. W.L.Scanlon Hon. Sec. [16th April 1923 Meetings] . . . A meeting will be held on Wednesday-next April 18th at the New Headquarters, Trafalgar-place, ( rear of Nettlefold's Garage, Macquarie-street ). . . . [15th May 1923 Meetings] The monthly meeting of the Wireless Institute of Australia, . . . will be held in the Club-room, Trafalgar-place on . . . May 16th . . . A lecture on "Storage Batteries" will be given by Mr W.C.Crocker . . . 27th August 1923 [Meetings] Members of the Wireless Institute interested in forming a code class are asked to attend the clubrooms tonight. 8th October 1923 [Wireless Institute] A meeting of the council of the Tasmanian Division of the Australian Wireless Institute was held in the institute rooms . . . Mr T.W.Watkins was appointed to carry out the [trans-Pacific] tests for the . . . division. An application was received from the Launceston Wireless Club for affiliation, and it was granted. The secretary reported that all arrangements were complete for the holding of a wireless dance in the City-hall at an early date. 5th November 1923 WIRELESS BROADCASTING DEMONSTRATION APPARATUS BREAKS DOWN The Wireless Institute . . . had everything in readiness for a demonstration of broadcasting on a large scale . . . when . . . a difficulty . . . necessitated the dropping of the arrangements, the radio frequency transformer having broken down. . . . a considerable number of people were much disappointed at the postponement . . . the public may rest assured that they will be enabled to witness an interesting exhibition of the marvels of broadcasting, and to this end further exhaustive tests will be made . . 24th November 1923 AMUSEMENTS Etc WIRELESS BROADCASTING DEMONSTRATION Pavilion de Danse City Hall . . . MUSIC BY WIRELESS . . . Proceeds to enable institute to carry out further experiments. [I was unable to find a report of the success of this demonstration]