| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 051388 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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RINGWOOD NORTH, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA. 1943-05-04. VF388397 SIGNALWOMAN M.M.A. MCDONALD OF THE ...
Description
RINGWOOD NORTH, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA. 1943-05-04. VF388397 SIGNALWOMAN M.M.A. MCDONALD OF THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE, ATTACHED TO LAND HEADQUARTERS HEAVY WIRELESS GROUP, TUNING IN A WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY TRANSMISSION FROM HOBART IN PREPARATION FOR THE RECORDING UNIT SEEN ON HER LEFT. THE SIGNALS ARE RECORDED ON WAX CYLINDERS AND ARE SUBSEQUENTLY PLAYED BACK ON ANOTHER MACHINE AT SLOW SPEED AND TRANSCRIBED ON MESSAGE FORM BY TYPEWRITER.