Summary
Newspaper 'Southern Peninsula Gazette' dated Wednesday, 2 January, 1991.
The newspaper contains two items (on pages 1 and 8) about a threatened closure of the Melbourne Coastal Radio Station and its subsequent reprieve at that time.
This newspaper was collected from the Melbourne Coastal Radio Station after it was closed in July 2002. In addition to communications equipment and documentation, items in general office use were collected in order to represent as far as possible the working environment at the time of closure.
Physical Description
Tabloid format newspaper. Feature article on the front entitled "Relief on the radio waves" and has a photograph of OTC staff at Cape Schanck - Ken Macaulay, Ruben Buttigieg and Robert Reichel.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr Michael Greenwood, Aug 2002
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User
Melbourne Maritime Communication Service (Melbourne MCS), Telstra - Australian Maritime Communication Service (Australian MCS), 1225 Boneo Road, Cape Schanck, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia, 2 Jan 1991
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Inscriptions
Southern Penisnula Gazette / AUSTRALIA'S BEST COUNTRY NEWSPAPER / WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1991
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Overall Dimensions
412 mm (Length), 307 mm (Width), 5 mm (Height)
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References
Melbourne MCS (Melbourne Maritime Coastal Service) accessed 13 March 2012 [Link 1]
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