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Advertising : 35 wordsFIRST PICTURES OF THE BALLAN BEAM STATION INSTALLATION, obtained during yesterday’s Press visit. Left: An operator sending a message to England by hand. For rapid transmission—up to 400 words a minute—the high-speed Wheatstone equipment, seen just behind the tapping key, is used. Right: Replacing a valve in the rectifier panel, through which current at 10,000 volts is passed to the beam transmitter. Official tests of the installation have been carried out successfully during the past few Weeks, and the commercial beam wireless service between Australia and England will start in a few days. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 94 words-As all the machinery required is in triplicate, to ensure uninterrupted work—are three 140 h.p. Diesel engines for the generators. On the right is the complicated-looking control panel. which allows the output of any faulty section to be replaced [?] presents an imposing appearance. In the foreground are the alternators which supply current to the step-up transformers. Behind them, to the left, by that of a sound one. Repairs can thus be effected without interfering with transmission. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954; 1956), Wed 16 Mar 1927, Page 1
It's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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