The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Kure, Japan. 5 August 1954. The Auditorium at the Britcom Broadcasting Station in Kure, viewed from the stage, normally seats forty four visitors and in 1952 held an audience of 125 when a visiting Maori concert party was broadcasting from the Station. Used chiefly for live broadcasts (variety shows, band concerts, recitals and concert parties), the auditorium also serves as an alternative studio in the hottest summer months. A piano (right) and a microphone on a stand (left) are both on the stage.
Kure, Japan. 5 August 1954. Corner view of the auditorium at the Britcom Broadcasting Station in Kure, shows `fill-in' discs, themes and production discs in the rear, part of the announcers' console,
Kure, Japan. 5 August 1954. Brass band of visiting aircraft carrier HMS Warrior rehearse in the auditorium of the Britcom Broadcasting Station in Kure. The band later gave a half hour broadcast over t
Kure, Japan. 5 August 1954. Brass band of visiting aircraft carrier HMS Warrior rehearse in the auditorium of the Britcom Broadcasting Station in Kure. The band later gave a half hour broadcast over t
Kure, Japan. 5 August 1954. Warrant Officer Class 1 Frank Burton of Five Dock, NSW, the chief announcer at the Britcom Broadcasting Station in Kure, reads from his notes as he speaks into the micropho
Kure, Japan. 5 August 1954. At work behind the microphone is Captain Colin Hann of Dover Heights, NSW, the station commander of the Britcom Broadcasting Station in Kure. He took over as station comman
Kure, Japan. 5 August 1954. Announcers' conference in the auditorium of the Britcom Broadcasting Station in Kure, is attended by the station commander, Captain Colin Hann of Dover Heights, NSW (left);
