Category: radio history

I’ve been back trawling through the rich veins of Trove once again, trying to piece together whatever networks of wireless experimenters and entrepreneurs existed in the years roughly between 1895 and 1920 in the years before broadcasting took off. As starting points I’m using names associated with the establishment of the Wireless Institute of Australia,…

I’ve always been fascinated by the vibrant early history of the radio industry in Australia and in my hometown, Sydney. I was browsing through some early photos on Flickr in the ABC’s Radio History series and I noticed this photo from 1922. I’ve been aware of so many sites of early radio manufacturers disappearing – including AWA’s…