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A transcription of parts of the tape made by 7JK when talking to Bob 
       McDonald, whose father was involved with the setting up of VIH.

       I joined up and was in the Airforce and I'd no sooner come back 
       than he dropped dead.
       re Alan Widdowsen  He (Alan?) was a radio technician at 7LA in 
       1935
       I was 21 when dad died
       He used to come over from the mainland - he had a developmental 
       organisation running in Melbourne - Radio ??? p/l he was 
       experimenting with television - in touch with o'seas?
       I have photos by Beattie in 1912 of Domain?
       He did his apprenticeship with PMG's Dept in early part of century 
       in Melbourne
       Sent over here to set up Mawson communications station - went back 
       to Melb - was with RAN in Rabaul during WW1 - returned Melbourne 
       in 1919 - over here in 1921/22? involved in setting up a radio 
       station and again in 1925 I think - down to Launceston? in 1938 
       setting up 7EX.
       When working with navy he revamped the radio station at Nauru in 
       1915 established?? German radio network closed down by Aus - 
       wrecked them and then decided maybe we can use them and revamped 
       them - wrecked Nauru and a few months later got it going again
       Had a tv operating in Melb in 1929 - b'casting over 3UZ
       re tv info ex herald and sun - Murdoch didnt publicise?
       Request take over German stations received on Aug 6th?  - job 
       complete by end September   - espionage book alleged Aussies 
       couldn't find Rabaul
       AWA given full rights overseas telecommunications - complete 
       rights plus all equipment cost 7 million pounds - my father 
       opposed to whole thing
       Billy Hughes given benefit in 1935 - given 100,000 - public raised 
       very small amount - 95000 by CAA? AWA and ? - for services 
       rendered - had such a good run - all above board and genuine and 
       not a bribe!
       bank knocking