Memento album of a visit to the AWA Radio Electric Works, Sydney, 31 May 1939
Memento album of a visit to the AWA Radio Electric Works, Sydney, 31 May 1939
About this item
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Author / Creator
Date
1939
Call Numbers
PXE 1223
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Formats
Pictures, Photographs and Ephemera
Physical Description
Contents
1 album (10 photographs, 1 booklet) - black and white, gelatin silver; 32.5 x 25 cm - 6 ribbon-bound pages, interleaved
2 ephemera itms - 21.5 x 11.5 cm or smaller - 1 newspaper clipping, 1 photomechanical print
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Scope and Contents
Contents
This pictorial material is part of the Sir Ernest Thomas Fisk file, 20 May 1920 - 13 November 1924, relating to the establishment of the first wireless link between Australia and the United Kingdom, at MLMSS 3768.
The album contains:
10 black and white photographic prints
- Factory grounds and garden
- Sir George Barstow (KCB),...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Memento album of a visit to the AWA Radio Electric Works, Sydney, 31 May 1939
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Pic.Acc. Upgrade Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.4824 as part of the eRecords Project 2012-13
Contextual Information
Source
Sir Ernest Fisk
Pic.Acc.4824
Administrative / Biographical history
Sir Ernest Fisk, radio pioneer and businessman was managing director of Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd. (AWA), a partnership between the English Marconi company and the Australian government. Fisk was directly involved in negotiations with Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co. Ltd., London, to establish a direct wireless communication link betwe...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXE 1223
Record Identifier
n5lVMoD9
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/n5lVMoD9
Other Identifiers
Reference code
910970
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