The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Kure, Japan. 5 August 1954. A corner of the program department of the Britcom Broadcasting Station in Kure, shows part of the 78 speed disc and record library. The complete library consists of LP Microgrooves, 16 inch transcriptions, 12 inch and 10 inch discs, as well as tapes, ranging from the latest popular hits to such works as Benjamin Britten's `Gloriana', and John Anthill's 'Coroborree'. In the foreground are the cardex systems used for locating records. Britcom Broadcasting Station holds enough music to play non-stop without repeating for six months. A record player or turntable sits on a table beside a stack of discs.
Kure, Japan. 5 August 1954. Staff Sergeant (Robbie) Roberts of Hampton, Vic, Chief record librarian at the Britcom Broadcasting Station in Kure, is seen here compiling an edition of the Station's 'Hos
Helping Japanese typist Miss Hsuneko Hatadaya prepare a schedule at the Britcom Broadcasting Station in Kure, is Sergeant Raymond Coulson of Ballarat, Vic, the record librarian. A large number of disc
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,
Sergeant (Sgt) J E Spencer working at a desk-mounted record player in the Britcom Broadcasting Station. He is marking the starting point of a track on a record with a white pencil.
Kure, Japan. 5 August 1954. On a periodic visit from Crown Radio at the 1st Commonwealth Division in Korea - one of two Commonwealth stations programmed by Britcom Broadcasting Station - is Sergeant F
Kure, Japan. 5 August 1954. Program conference, held weekly by the program manager, Warrant Officer Class 1 N. T. (Doc) Alley of North Rockhampton, Qld (left), at the Britcom Broadcasting Station in K
