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TASWIA re Tasmanian Radio Clubs Richard Rogers, VK7RO
1918? 7DX newspaper cutting - formation of club
?????? P.O.Fysh's 80' mast and Launceston Radio Experimenters Club
photo
20/2/23 Mercury - A meeting with the object of forming a Tasmanian
Division of the Wireless Institute will be held on 21/2/23
21/2/23 7AA's log - formed Radio Institute, Hobart gd attendance
26/2/23 Mercury - report of WIA formation - lists officers
Patron W.P.Hallam, Pres J.Watkins, Chairman F.W.Bennett, council
Crocker McMillan Lewis Gilham Hortin Peterson
Sec Scanlon, Asst sec Johnstone, Treas Collis
10/3/23 Mercury - advert WIA general meeting 14/3/23
14/3/23 Mercury - notice of WIA meeting at Victoria Hall, off
Macquarie St
14/3/23 7AA log - had to attend Radio Club Meeting (important)
16/4/23 Mercury - notice of meeting on 28/4/23
15/5/23 Mercury - notice of meeting for 16/5/23
2/6/23 Mercury - Wonders of Wireless ... photos and info re WIA Tas
There are 40 members and Mr Robt. Nettlefold is president
and Mr J.H.Butters vice president. Clubrooms have been
acquired in Trafalgar Place at the rear of the National
Mutual buildngs, and a complete wireless outfit has been
installed there
27/8/23 Mercury - code class tonight
6/10/23 The World - WIA council meeting Col Olden Pres ... re Trans
Pacific Tests ... Ltn affiliation ... City Hall for first public
demonstration - the Administrator (Sir Herbert Nicholls) to attend
8/10/23 Mercury - at meeting of WIA council Launceston Wireless Club
granted affiliation
2/11/23 The World - advert Wireless Broadcasting, Pavilion de Danse,
City Hall
5/11/23 Mercury - City Hall demonstration - apparatus breaks down -
good article
15/11/23 Illustrated Tasmanian Mail - The Radio Palais - why it did
not come off - apparatus employed - good info
24/11/23 Mercury - advert re demo
29/11/23 Tas Mail - The Radio Palais - interference?
17/1/24 Weekly Courier - concert at Wireless Institute [Launceston]
31/1/24 Courier - Application form for Australian Wireless
Institute,
Launceston Branch ... sub 20/- ... to conduct series of lectures
19/2/24 7AA log - Council & General Meeting 7,8-10.30pm
21/2/24 Tas Mail - possible deliberate interference to WIA demo?
7/4/24 7AA log - 1st AGM "very lively!"!
16/4/24 Tas Mail - WIA - Stormy Scene at First Annual Meeting
30/4/24 Tas Mail - Radio in Tasmania re WIA
21/5/24 Tas Mail - WIA Triumph - demo listens to Sydney
4/6/24 Tas Mail - H.R.Gregory responsible for WIA Tas formation -
another WIA demo
25/2/25 Mercury - Controlling Launceston Regatta by wireless
14/3/25 Listener In - Hobart Radio Experimenter's Club - was WIA -
blood spilt
22/4/25 Tas Mail - A Radio Club ... laughable failure ... ceaseless
and childish bickering
27/5/25 Mercury - Northern Notes ... Experimenters Club and Wireless
Institute having held meetings ...
30/5/25 Listener In - Launceston Wireless Experimenters Club working
on the "Launceston roar"
8/8/25 Listener In - 7PF to Perth Conference
12/8/25 Mercury - Experimenters dinner for US fleet operators
2/9/25 Tas Mail - . . next meeting of Hobart Radio Experimenters
Club
9/9/25 Tas Mail - Hobart and launceston clubs joining hands ...
endeavour form state executive
16/9/25 Tas Mail - meeting of HREC took place ...
30/9/25 Tas Mail - Hobart Radio Experimenters Club -completion of
first year - harmony their motto ...
7/10/25 Tas Mail - Experimenters Club Officers AGM at Embassy Tea
Rooms
21/10/25 Tas Mail - Tas Wireless Conference ... WIA HQ in Launceston
4/11/25 Tas Mail - Listeners League?
11/11/25 Tas Mail - 7WI to be heard
18/11/25 Tas Mail - HREC officials change
23/12/25 Tas Mail - HREC meet at Embassy Tea Rooms
18/9/26 Listener In - Hobart Radio Research Club - second annual
meeting - goodwill between members
8/1 27 Listener In - The Tasmanian Radio and Electrical
Experimenters Club ... rooms in centre of Hobart ... on 90M
2/4/27 Mercury - re Royal Commission ... P.O.Fysh, secretary of WIA
... G.A.Collis, member of Hobart Radio Research Club ...
?? Card WIA Tas Div requests T.W.Watkins to Annual Convention
Dinner - reply to H.G.Fraser, R.R.Club, 57 Elizabeth St
24/8/27 Elizabeth Street [7HR log}
15/10/28 Radio - photo delegates Hobart WIA convnetion 7DX, 7BQ,
7CS, 7AH etc - report
[the 1929 dinner was in Brisbane 7DX delegate]
1/3/29 Popular Radio - call list - 7HR Hobart Radio Research Club
57 Elizabeth St, 7WI 181 Charles St Launceston
29/6/33 Courier - photo WIA Launceston field day - Amateurs in
Hobart ... two radio clubs - Devonport Radio Club and Tas WIA
18/11/33 Listener In - call sign list ...
VK7DR Devonport Radio Club, Webb's Buildings, Esplanade, Devonport
VK7SR Army Signals Radio Club, Angelsea Barracks, Hobart
VK7WI Wireless Institute of Australia (Tasmanian Division),
66 Liverpool St., Hobart
22/2/35 Clipping WW Photo of hams at 11th Annual Convention field
day, Hobart Jan 35
4/4/35 Courier - report of Field Day
11/4/35 Courier - page of photos Campbell Town field day
24/8/35 Listener In - 3BQ's notes say Tasmanians have started a
radio class and moved their club rooms
Aug 35 new rooms over Connor's boots opposite Goodwill
in Elizabeth St Miss Joy Crowder first YL member [ex notes in AR]
21/3/36 LI callsigns 7DR, 7PR Ltn Tech College, 7WI 97 Collins St