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RINGWOOD NORTH, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA. 1943-05-04. VF388397 SIGNALWOMAN M.M.A. MCDONALD OF THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE, ATTACHED TO LAND HEADQUARTERS HEAVY WIRELESS GROUP, TUNING IN A WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY TRANSMISSION FROM HOBART IN PREPARATION FOR THE RECORDING UNIT SEEN ON HER LEFT. THE SIGNALS ARE RECORDED ON WAX CYLINDERS AND ARE SUBSEQUENTLY PLAYED BACK ON ANOTHER MACHINE AT SLOW SPEED AND TRANSCRIBED ON MESSAGE FORM BY TYPEWRITER.
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
RINGWOOD NORTH, VIC 1943-05-04. SF 84323 SIGNALWOMAN N INVERARITY OF THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE, ATTACHED LAND HEADQUARTERS HEAVY WIRELESS GROUP, TRANSCRIBING A MESSAGE FROM A "PLAYBACK" UNIT
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. VN 388116 CORPORAL J O MCDONALD OF THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE SERVING WITH LAND HEADQUARTERS HEAVY WIRELESS GROUP, TRANSCRIBING A MESSAGE. THE MESSAGE WAS ORIG
Melbourne, Vic. 1944-03-27. Members of the Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) operate signals equipment in the Wireless Telegraphy room at Land Headquarters Signals. In the foreground operating a
RINGWOOD NORTH, VIC 1943-05-04. INDICATOR BOARD AT LAND HEADQUARTERS HEAVY WIRELESS GROUP, SHOWING AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC ON VARIOUS WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY COMMUNICATION CHANNELS. UNDERNEATH IS SHOWN THE "CHE
