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The file "75th Anniversary - Radio Institute" was recorded by Ted Beard VK7EB It contains Ted's comments and a recording of the spark transmission from Blinking Billy Point I wrote down all of the message I could copy. Apparently "/" means I missed bits. It said :- Your Worship. It gives me / pleasure to send this message to Cardiff which is beginning its journey from Blinking Billy to a ship in the Derwent River by spark transmitting apparatus / prosper and the links between us remain strong. Kind regards Alderman Brian Broadby Lord Mayor. The president and members of the Rotary Club of Sandy Bay in Tasmania send greetings to the / message in Tasmania. Through the world wide bonds of amateur radio which breach the barriers of nationality and culture the Tasmanian / occasion of the reenactment by spark transmission of the first wireless signals from ship to shore in 1901. We salute the 75th anniversary of the foundation of the WIA. VK7XFM Blinking Billy Point The file "Int - Lon Jensen-Charlie Oldham " contans a recording from the "Radio Roundsman" program from 7HO or 7HT??????????? when Lon VK7LJ and Charlie VK7XA contacted Palmerstone New Zealand 1 April 1949 The file "Spark transmission - 1901" is a recording of the Blinking Billy message and a readback of the message fromfrom VK7ZAY Andy to VK7SB (sounds like Mike VK7FB operating the club station) I don't know who did the recording The file "Spark transmission - continued" was copied from a tape donated by Richard Verrall VK7RZ The first section is a recording of the spark transmission from Blinking Billy Point, Hobart, Tasmania This is followed by a promotional? recording from Hallicrafters Then comes a recording of possibly simulated spark transmissions The first section was recorded by Phil Andrews who worked at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery The second and third sections came from the unknown "Al" in the USA.