The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
18024 Sergeant Kelvin Connell Plant, Royal Australian Air Force (1), a well-known national station performer, renders the first song over Radio 9PA, the new Australian Broadcasting Commission’s regional station in Port Moresby, New Guinea. The accompanist is NX80417 Captain Robin Wood, Manager and Station Supervisor (2). Mr V. J. Anderson (3), the announcer can be seen in the background. During the opening ceremony of the station addresses were given by: General Douglas MacArthur, GCB, CMH, DSC, LLD, United States Army, Supreme Commander, Allied Forces, South West Pacific Area; VX1 General Sir Thomas Blamey, GBE, KCB, CMG, DSO, ED, Commander-in-Chief, Allied Land Forces, South West pacific Area; Senator the Honourable William Patrick Ashley, Postmaster General, Australia and NX12404 Lieutenant Colonel Charles Joseph Alfred Moses, Manager Australian Broadcasting Commission.
The General Manager, Australian Broadcasting Commission, NX12404 Lieutenant Colonel Charles Joseph Alfred Moses, (at centre) with members of staff of “9PA”, the Australian Broadcasting Commission’s Ne
The General Manager, Australian Broadcasting Commission, NX12404 Lieutenant Colonel Charles Joseph Alfred Moses, (at centre) with members of staff of “9PA”, the Australian Broadcasting Commission’s Ne
Captain Robin Wood (at right) the station supervisor at the Australian Broadcasting Commission’s radio station 9PA in Port Moresby, with Mr Val Anderson, a war correspondent announcer at the station.
The first New Guinea Radio Station, 9PA, commenced transmissions on Saturday, 26 Feb 1944. The General Manager of the ABC, Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Moses, flew to New Guinea to take part in the offi
The General Manager, Australian Broadcasting Commission, NX12404 Lieutenant Colonel Charles Joseph Alfred Moses, delivering his address from No 1 Studio, Radio “9PA”, during the station’s opening cere
Putting the finishing touches to the signboard outside the newly opened Australian Broadcasting Commision station “9PA” Port Moresby. The station is operated by both Australian and American serviceme
