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Bunbury Senior High School > Records

BHS Four Valve Wireless Set

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c. 1924

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Bunbury High School > Buildings

Overview

The four valve wireless in Agricultural Science classroom.

Historical information

First Mistress Chrystabell Stephens installed a four valve wireless set in the Agricultural Science Classroom. The wireless set was thought to be the first of its kind in Bunbury.

On an April Saturday in 1924, a solid thirty foot mast was erected on the lower end of the school to support a single wire aerial which stretched from the mast to the top of the tower.

It was no mean job to hoist the "toothpick" forty feet to the school roof and, in the limited space available, to make it stand up properly and securely.

The task was successfully carried out under the direction of the Science Master and radio expert, John Wishaw. The radio set seemed to work much better after the aerial was installed.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-229-6.3c

Item type

Photographs

Material

Photographic Materials

Keywords

Place made

Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia

Year

Public location

Boardroom - Archive Box

Last modified

Friday, 4 September, 2026

Completeness

100

Copyright and Reference

Copyright and Reference

Rights category

Date of creation +50 years

Permissions

For authorisation to reproduce, publish or display, please contact the Bunbury Senior High School.

Attribution requirements

Acknowledgements to be made to 'Bunbury Senior High School 6.3c'.

Rights holder

Bunbury Senior High School

Bunbury Senior High School

Bunbury Senior High School

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BHS Four Valve Wireless Set

Four Valve Wireless Set
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Source: Bunbury Senior High School 6.3c

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