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RINGWOOD NORTH, VIC. 1943-05-04. WHEATSTONE TAPE PERFORATOR MACHINE USED IN HIGHSPEED WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY TRANSMISSIONS AT LAND HEADQUARTERS HEAVY WIRELESS GROUP. THE OPERATOR IS VF346544 SERGEANT J.M. STEELE, OF THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE. THE USE OF WHEATSTONE TAPE ENABLES THE OPERATING SPEED TO BE INCREASED TO APPROXIMATELY 100 WORDS A MINUTE. IT IS ALSO USED AT NORMAL HAND SPEEDS AND IS THUS USEFUL TO ENSURE CORRECT SENDING AND ACCURACY BY CHECKING THE TAPE PRIOR TO TRANSMITTING.
RINGWOOD NORTH, VIC. 1943-05-04. "PLAYBACK" UNIT FOR CONVERTING HIGH SPEED WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY TRANSMISSIONS TO NORMAL SPEEDS. THE OPERATOR IS SIGNALMAN H.F. BUSSELL OF LAND HEADQUARTERS HEAVY WIRELES
RINGWOOD NORTH, VIC 1943-05-04. TWO HIGH SPEED TRANSMITTING HEADS WHICH OPERATE AUTOMATICALLY FROM TAPE WHICH IS FED INTO THEM, THEREBY ENABLING W/T TRANSMISSIONS TO BE SENT AT HIGH SPEED. THEY MAY BE
RINGWOOD NORTH, VIC. 1943-05-04. THE WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY RECEPTION ROOM AT LAND HEADQUARTERS HEAVY WIRELESS GROUP SHOWING THE OPERATORS, VF388397 SIGNALWOMAN M.M.A. MCDONALD (LEFT) AND WF96806 SIGNALW
RINGWOOD NORTH, VIC. 1943-05-04. TELETYPE TERMINAL CONNECTING LAND HEADQUARTERS HEAVY WIRELESS GROUP, NORTH RINGWOOD, WITH LAND HEADQUARTERS SIGNAL OFFICE, "GROSVENOR", ST. KILDA ROAD, MELBOURNE. THE
RINGWOOD NORTH, VIC. 1943-05-04. SHAVING MACHINE WHICH IS USED FOR RESTORING WAX CYLINDERS USED IN WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY HIGH SPEED RECORDING, IN ORDER THAT THEY MAY BE USED AGAIN. THE OPERATOR IS VF346
HOBART, AUSTRALIA. 1943-04-18. VX121481, SIGNALLER E. REES OF LAND HEADQUARTERS HEAVY WIRELESS GROUP, OPERATING THE HIGH SPEED TAPE MACHINE WHICH IS USED FOR TRANSMITTING THE HIGH SPEED MESSAGES INTER
