BUSY TELEPHONES
LONDON-MELBOURNE CIRCUIT. [ British Official Wireless. J RUGBY, Oct. 26. Owing to the exceptionally large number of telephone calls between London and Alelbourne on Tuesday after the result of the air race was known, the radio telephone circuit was kept open for 30 minutes beyond the normal period, and for 7 hours 26 minutes there was unbroken communication. Calls for broadcasting purposes accounted for only about 15 minutes, the bulk of the conversations being private, originated by relatives of flyers, newspapers, film, and trade interests connected avith the race.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 257, 30 October 1934, Page 5
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90BUSY TELEPHONES Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 257, 30 October 1934, Page 5
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