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ALICE SPRINGS, AUSTRALIA. 1942-12-01. 109 AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL IS EQUIPPED WITH A MODERN BROADCASTING SYSTEM WHICH ALLOWS THE SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR TO BROADCAST TO ALL WARDS, AND ALSO ALLOWS RECORDS TO BE PLAYED AND HEARD IN EVERY WARD. THE SYSTEM WAS A GIFT FROM THE AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY. THE PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS MISS J.A. REDMAN, OF THE VOLUNTARY AID DETACHMENT, PUTTING A RECORD ON THE TURNTABLE. NOTE THE SWITCHBOARD IN THE BACKGROUND, WHICH IS ALSO OPERATED BY MISS REDMAN.
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Colour: Black & white
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