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Extracts from The Mercury newspaper re the Domain Wireless Station
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	The Mercury, Friday, November 24, 1911.

	THE ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION

	WIRELESS STATION FOR HOBART PROMISED

	. . . members of Dr Mawson's expedition arrived . . . from Sydney . . .
        yesterday . . .	[with] a large quantity of wireless equipment for the
	stations at Macquarie Island and on the Antarctic continent . . .

	Mr. W. H. Hannam, who is to be in charge of the wireless station at
	the expedition's main base in Antarctica, said, ". . . the Commonwealth
	wireless expert, in Sydney, . . . promised me that a station would be
	erected near Hobart before Christmas. . . . I cannot say where it is to
        be . . ."


	The Mercury, Saturday, December 23, 1911.

	WIRELESS FOR HOBART

	ERECTION NEAR AT HAND

	It was announced yesterday morning that the Federal Government had
	ordered the plant for the wireless station to be erected near Hobart
	from the Maritime Wireless Company, and it is expected that the
	erection of the station will be undertaken in the very near future.


	The Mercury, Monday, December 25, 1911.

	WIRELESS OPERATORS WANTED

	In view of the decision of the Federal Government to establish
	wireless telegraphy stations at Hobart, Thursday Island and Port
	Moresby . . . applications for the position of officer in charge
	at each of the places, and of assistant operator [are invited].
	The salar[ies] range up to 300 and 200 [pounds].
	Applications close on 6th January.


	The Mercury, Thursday, January 4, 1912.

	HOBART WIRELESS STATION

	The Government has despatched a telegram to the Commonwealth
	Authorities, stating that there is no objection to a site for the
	proposed wireless station at Hobart being located on the Domain Hill.
	It is understood that no difficulties will be raised by the Domain
	Committee to its erection on the site proposed.


	The Mercury, Wednesday, May 1, 1912.

	WIRELESS TELEGRAPH STATION

	The Post Office authorities notify that the Hobart wireless telegraph
	station will be open for business from today, May 1. The hours of
	attendance of the operators will be from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., or
	as business warrants.