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ABC weekly / Australian Broadcasting Commission

Call Number
N 059.44 AUS
Created/Published
Sydney : ABC, 1939-1959
Issue
Vol. 12 No. 3 (21 January 1950)
Images
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Contents

THE A.B.C WEEKLY 1 , 2
Letters to the Editor CAREERS FOR WOMEN 2
LOUD RADIOS 2
BROADCAST CURTAILED 2
THE ABC WEEKLY 2
Television's Function in Australia 2
ON THE Airwaves 3
Radio ROUNDABOUT 4
COME OUT FIGHTING! 4
CAUGHT BY Radio's Camera 5
Boris Christoff for A.B.C. Tour... LA SCALA PRINCIPAL BASS ADDS LUSTRE to 1950 CONCERT SEASON 6
Visiting B.B.C. Producer's First A.B.C. Play 6
Robbery Under Arms As B.B.C. Serial 6
ATOM BOMB DISCUSSION 6
Pride of Country Keynote of Australia Day Broadcasts 7
Behind The Scenes In Newspaper Distribution 7
Advertising 7
SUNDAY, Januury 22 8 , 9
FREQUENCY AND WAVELENGTH 9
MONDAY, January 23 10 , 11
TUESDAY, January 24 12 , 13
WEDNESDAY, January 25 14 , 15
Hobbling The Favourite 16 , 17
Advertising 17 , 18
Weekly Crossword No. 108 19 , 47
WROTE LYRIC FOR TRUMPET SERENADE 19
THE MODERN "JUMP" STYLE OF SWING 20
Advertising 20
AUSTRALIAN COMPOSERS ON AUSTRALIA DAY 20
HE PASSED ME LIKE A FLYING MACHINE 21
THE AMATEUR ACTOR HAS A BIG JOB TO DO 22 , 23
That Nasty Nocturnal Noise We Term SNORING 23
Talks by South Africans 23
Story Behind the Song... THE SALTY SEA CHANTY 23
Blue Hills... 24
MR. TUTT 24
INTERSTATE 25
THE WEEKS PLAYS OVER THE A.B.C 26
Commercial Radio Plays OF THE WEEK... 27
Melbourne Pianist, Back from Paris, Is Sunday's Orchestral Matinee Soloist 28
Advertising 28 , 29
Australia's Amateur Hour... BOOKING FIGURES GROWING HIGHER WITH EVERY YEAR 30
Advertising 30
STUDIO NEWS 30
COMEDIAN WITH MIDIAS TOUCH TOPS U.S. BOX-OFFICE POLL 31
Advertising 31
Studio News and VIEWS This Week's Radiolebrity 32 , 33
THURSDAY, January 26 34 , 35
FRIDAY, January 27 36 , 37
SATURDAY, January 28 38 , 39
Hospital Half-hour 39
Programme A.B.C. Highlights More Recordings 40
PLAYLOVERS' GUIDE, JANUARY 22-28 40
COUNTRY HOUR PIANIST LIKES TO PLAY REQUESTS 40
No title 40
PORTRAIT OF A GREAT AUSTRALIAN 40
Religious Play Replaces Church Service 40
BOOKS THEY WOULD LIKE TO BURN 40
Radio Round & About 41
PIANIST 41
Advertising 41
The Australia THE CANT OF CRITICISM 42
THEATRE MUSIC 42
Last in Drama Series 42
PROVINCIALISM 43
THE MARRIAGE OF ST. FRANCIS 43
Advertising 43
SPORT AUSTRALIA SHOULD WIN 25 EMPIRE GAMES TITLES 44
Advertising 44
RADIORANDOMS 45
MISS ENTERTAINMENT QUEST 45
Advertising 45
Holiday Time... 46
ARGONAUTS' PAGE 47
ARGONAUTS' CLUB 47
Advertising 47 , 48

Text

THE A.B.C WEEKLY  

JILL RADIO PROGRAMMES â€”JANUARY 22 â€”JANUARY 28  

Va  

:44  

VOLUME 12 No.  

JANUARY 21, 1950  

LA SCALA  

PRINCIPAL FOR  

A.B.C. TOUR  

Page  

AUSTRALIA DAY  

BROADCASTS  

Page  

SHORT STORY  

Pages 16, 17  

WROTE LYRIC FOR  

TRUMPET SERENADE)  

Page 19  

THE MILER OF  

THE CENTURY  

Page 21  

LET'S BACK THE  

AMATEUR ACTOR  

Pages 22, 23  

THAT NASTY NOISS  

CALLED SNORING  

Page 23  

BLUE HILLS  

PICTURES  

Page 24  

THE WEEK'S PLAYS  

Pages 26, 27  

STUDIO NEWS  

AND NOTES  

Pages 32, 33  

Journal of the Australian Broadcasting  

Commission Registered in Australia  

for transmission by post as newspaper.  

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