RADIO ’PHONE
BIG BUSINESS DURING AIR RACE British Official Wireless (Received October 27, 6.30 p.m.) RUGBY. October 26. Owing to the exceptionally large .lumber of telephone calls between London and Melbourne on Tuesday, after the result of the air race was known, the radio-telephone circuit was kept open thirty minutes beyond the normal period, and for 7 hours 26 minutes there was unbroken communication. The calls for broadcasting purposes, accounted for only about 15 minutes, the bulk of the conversations being private, and were originated by relatives of the fliers, newspapers, film and trade interests connected with the race.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 19942, 29 October 1934, Page 14
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99RADIO ’PHONE Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 19942, 29 October 1934, Page 14
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