Collection 6: Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd further records, 1910-1980

MLMSS 10777

sub-fonds

approximately 1910 to 1990

Textual Records, Photographs, Architectural and Technical Drawings, Clippings

153499

1.8 metres of textual material (12 boxes) including 7 boxes of photographs

BOX 1
H01 04 AWA premises York & Clarence Street, Sydney including tower
H01 06 Directors and executive staff of AWA
H01 08 Sir Lionel Hooke
H01 09 John A Hooke / William M Hughes
H01 11 AWA staff in armed forces World War II
H01 14 Radiotron designer's handbook
H01 15 Radio - The sealed set system
H01 16 AWA Radiola receivers
H01 17 Beam Wireless
H01 18 Broadcasting
H01 19 Televisions - Radiola and deep image
H01 20 AWA's marine involvement

BOX 2
H01 21 AWA and Aviation
H01 23 Cinesound Movietone Productions Pty Ltd
- The Eighth Wonder of the World
- The Sydney Opera House (Film made 1974)
H01 29 Amalgamated wireless vabe company Pty Ltd
H01 32 First radio message UK to Australia 1918
H01 34 Marconi School of Wireless
H01 35 Telephone manufacturing
H01 36 AWA's research laboratory
H01 37 Transmission equipment (Pennant Hills)
H01 39 AWA Radiophone service opened 1930
H01 40 Radiola records and record label activities
H01 41 Staff functions and company social welfare

BOX 3
H01 42 The Wireless Press - Sea, Land and Air (Radio in Australia and New Zealand)
H01 44 G Marconi
H01 46 AWA's Development and Philosophy
H01 47 Radio communication and navigation - 1936 report on facilities for world air routes and organisation of Australian routes
H01 50 Agreement: AWA and Kingsford Smith equipment for broadcast
advertisements from aircraft.
H01 51 Australian electronics industry economic problems and development 1973 paper.
H01 59 Wireless Set No. 19 Mark II
H01 60 AWA manufacturing during 2nd World War
H01 61 AWA and radar
H01 62 Wireless in WA including Applecross
H01 63 Microelectronics


BOX 4
H01 64 Mobile radio - car radio - two way radio
H01 65 The Australectric Company
H01 66 Coastal and Island radio stations
H01 67 Tracking stations and satellites
H01 69 Opening of Sydney Harbour Bridge 1932 – Broadcasting arrangements
H01 71 Hospital communication systems
H01 72 Establishment of Broadcasting in New Zealand
H01 76 Radio - early developments and experiments - first transmitters, crystal sets
H01 77 Teleradio
H01 79 Radiola receivers (1925-1938)
H01 85 1927 - Administration including Beam messengers
H01 86 AWA's activities and capabilities
H01 89 Project mallard final report Volume II (1968)

BOX 5
H01 90 Sydney Opera House Specification Stage 3
H01 92 Short wave transmitters
H01 93 Wireless Service Australia and England
H01 96 Early television experiments
PIC 1 97 Clarence street premises – first registered office for AWA (1913)
PIC 3 Knox street, Sydney premises
PIC 4 AWA's Melbourne premises

BOX 6
PIC 5 Early manufacturing – 1920's
PIC 6 Ashfield premises - 554 Parramatta Road
PIC 7 North Ryde premise – 422 Lane Cove Road
PIC 8 Rydalmere premise – Victoria Road
PIC 9 AWA New Zealand
PIC 10 Pennant Hills radio transmitting centre
PIC 11 La Perouse radio receiving centre
PIC 12 Police use of Radio Australia and overseas

BOX 7
PIC 13 Visitors and tours of AWA premises
PIC 13.2 Royal tours
PIC 14 AWA's 60 years celebration
PIC 16 Sir Ernest Fisk
PIC 17 Sir Lionel Hooke
PIC 21 Exhibitions of AWA equipment
PIC 22 Marconi School of wireless
PIC 24 G Marconi

BOX 8
PIC 25 (1) Beam Wireless service - early trials and official opening 1927
PIC 25 (2) Beam Wireless operating sites
PIC 25 (3) Advertisments and office operation
PIC 25 (4) Beam Wireless picturegram service
PIC 26 Radiophone Service Inaugurated (1930)
PIC 27 First Radio Message UK to Australia (1918)
PIC 28 Broadcasting and radio stations
PIC 29 Radios – AWA Early Models 1919-1923
PIC 30 AWA Radiola receivers, retail displays and advertising
PIC 30 (Volume 4) Pedal wireless
PIC 31 Television early experiments 1930s
PIC 32 Television equipment
PIC 33 TV retailing and advertising

BOX 9
PIC 34 TV manufacturing and transport
PIC 35 TV models
PIC 36 Closed circuit TV
PIC 37 Telephone manufacturing
PIC 38 Mobile Radio in Australia
PIC 39 Marine equipment
PIC 40 (Volume 1 & 2) Aircraft equipment and servicing
PIC 41 Radar and direction finding
PIC 42 Radiograms + +++
PIC 43 Test instruments
PIC 45 Transformer Unit X-ray equipment (1919)
PIC 46 Tracking stations and satellites

BOX 10
PIC 47 Public address system
PIC 48 AWA manufacture for armed service WWII * 1
PIC 49 Traffic surveillance *
PIC 50 Teleradio
PIC 51 AWA Laboratory
PIC 52 Coastal and Island Radio
PIC 53 Sydney Opera House
PIC 54 Radio station 2CH
PIC 56 Automatic distress equipment
PIC 57 Radio stations Melbourne and Braybrook
PIC 58 Two way radio and SSB
PIC 64 AWA Services
PIC 65 AWA Manufacturing

BOX 10
PIC 66 AWA Computers and data systems and terminal
PIC 70 CMI Project - PC-3 orion flight simulator
PIC 71 Marconi equipment
PIC 72 Volume 1 (1) - (5) Aerospace installations
PIC 72 Volume 2 (1) – (3) Aerospace equipment (Antenna bays) DMES Beacons, DVOR
PIC 72 Volume 3 Aerospace – interscan

BOX 11
PIC 73 AWA Communications
PIC 75 AWA Fire Brigade and Interco. Competitions
PIC 77 Microelectronics
PIC 78 AWA Defence Group
PIC 82 Aerials
PIC 83 Crystal unit types and holders
PIC 84 Early valve manufacture
PIC 85 AWA field wireless set type 101
PIC 86 Display layouts and advertisements

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