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SPEAKER

AWA (Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd)
c. 1950
Overview

Dark brown, roughly square Bakelite backless box, which tapers from top to bottom having a wider base. An apple shaped aperture cut into the front has a cloth covering with a zig zag pattern. There are five raised bars down the center with an A.W.A. Logo on the central lower section. The right-hand side has a circular hole near the base. Inside the box is a round speaker bolted onto a square wooden panel behind the cloth covering, it has a two-core wire ending with a two-pin plug in a Bakelite holder. A metal bracket has been added to mount the speaker.

Historical information

Jeffrey Green came across the item while cleaning out his shed. When the original Armadale school building was relocated in 1987(to the Minnawarra Historic Precinct) the speaker was taken down for safe keeping, no doubt with the intention of relocating it to its original position. Jeff had played a role in preparing and moving the school.
The speaker comes from the Armadale School and was used in the classroom to relay messages to teachers and students from the schools head office. The speakers were used in the school from the 1950s through to its closure in 1987.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-33-COA2015.12
Item type
Audio
Material
Bakelite
Fabrics
Ferrous Metal
Non Ferrous Metal
Width
180 mm
Height or length
250 mm
Depth
258 mm
Inscriptions and markings

Front; [AWA] Back on speaker [9356] and [AY31]

Keywords
JUBBS Lesley
Armadale State School THIRD road Amadale
ARMADALE
Place made
Australia
Year
c. 1950
Statement of significance

This item is part of a collection that tells the story of going to school in the City of Armadale from the late 1800s through to modern day. The collection aims to show how these experiences have either changed or stayed the same over time. The collection is also part of a wider collection that focuses on the stories and experiences of how children have grown up in the City of Armadale.

Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Rare or representative
Well provenanced
Last modified
Thursday, 1 October, 2026
Completeness
100
City of Armadale - History House

City of Armadale - History House

Brown square bakerite speaker with a hatched design cloth cover over the speaker valve on the front of the speaker
Dark brown, roughly square Bakelite backless box, which tapers from top to bottom having a wider base. An apple shaped aperture cut into the front has a cloth covering with a zig zag pattern. There are five raised bars down the center with an A.W.A. Logo on the central lower section. The right-hand side has a circular hole near the base. Inside the box is a round speaker bolted onto a square wooden panel behind the cloth covering, it has a two-core wire ending with a two-pin plug in a Bakelite holder. A metal bracket has been added to mount the speaker.

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