Hobart radio clubs

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This is based on an email I sent Justin on 16/10/12

So the early clubs in Hobart were :
Merc  5/2/21 p5   Radio club to be formed - no further info
Merc 20/2/23 p6  WIA to be formed
Merc 8/10/23 p2   Launceston Radio Club granted affiliation with WIA
Tasmail 16/4/24 p76   Stormy scene at first WIA AGM
Merc 12/8/24 p8   Formation of Radio Experimenters' Club
Tasmail 22/4/25 p49   A radio club - ceaseless and childish bickering
Tasmail 9/9/25 p73   Hobart and Launceston Radio Clubs joining hands . . . endeavour to form state executive
Tasmail 21/10/25 p74   Tasmanian Wireless Conference   WIA HQ Launceston
Tasmail 23/12/25 p73	Radio Talks   HREC & 2CX at Embassy Tearooms 7GH,7AR,7LJ,7RB,7AG
Tasmail 18/11/25 p70	Radio Talks   HREC  Smith resigned Geo Fraser now secretary   meeting at RSL roooms
Merc 13/10/26 p5    Radio Research Club recently formed from the old Radio Experimenters' Club
WIA HQ returned to Hobart

A newspaper clipping from Trevor Watkins about a proposed club has the date 1919 added, but he probably got that wrong as I know he had some other dates wrong.