RECORDED PMESSGAE FROM THE PRiI" IE MINISTER.
THE HON. I E. G, tlHITLAM, QC, MP.,
FOR THE WIyI1RELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA'S
1975T-REMEMBERANCE DAY CONTEST
16 AUGUST 1975
I AM HONOURED BY YOUR INSTITUTE'S KIND
INVITTATION TO DECLARE OPEN YOUR 1975: RE-PEMBERANCE DAY
CON. TEST, IT IS RIGHT THAT WE SHOULD REMEMBER THE
AMATEUR -RADIO OPERATORS WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR
A us -PIRAL A'D U -IOi. Tl,,' Sf? iCtffY'
THS OCCASION HAS TAUG,+ T ME. A. LITTLE MORE
ABOUT YOUR USEFUL AND REMARKABLE HOBBY. PERHAPS THE
-" HCz~ 3. A iiMER.' FOR. -SUCH A VARIED LEISUR-E.-
A I1V-ITY, ' IUR ' C0TACTS-AS3' RA-D1O-OPERATORS' ARE * TRRJLY
WOR D-, LI fDE As MATEUSS YO' HAVE BEEN EXPERI IMENTING
FOR MANY YEARS WITH YOUR OWNllS ATELLITES AND COMMJ. NICATINGV.
4TH-1 OTHER AATEURS AS FAR AFIELD AS AFRICA AND JAPAN.
WITH THE NEXT GENERATION OF AMIATEUR SATELL. ITES YOU WILL
BE AB-E TO CONTACT YOUR FRIENDS PIUCH FURTHE-R
-AFIELD IIN THE US. A. AND ELSEWHERE. * 1
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IN THESE DAYS OF DEVELOPING COMMUNICATIONS
AUSTRALIANS CAN PICK UP THEIR TELEPHONES AND HAVE
DISCUSSIONS WITH PEOPLE AROUND THE GLOBE AT ANY TIME,
BUT THE PROCESS IS EXPENSIVE, IT IS SURPRISING INDEED THAT YOU
IN YOUR ' SHACKS' CAN TALK AT ALMOST NO COST WITH OLD
FRIENDS AND MAKE NEW ONES ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD,
YOU ARE TRULY PRIVATE AMBASSADORS-FOR AUSTRALIA AND
I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THE WORLD-WIDE NETOWRK OF AMATEUR
RADIO COMMUNCATIONS MAKES A VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION TO
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING.
I COMMEND YOUR. WORK IN PROVIDING COMMUNICATIONS
WITH STRICKEN AREAS AND YOUR ABILITY TO MOVE INTO
ACTION QUICKLY WHEN A NATURAL EMERGENCY ARISES, MY
COLLEAGUE, SENATOR BISHOP, THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL,
ASSURES ME THAT EVERY POSSIBLE FACILITY IS GIVEN TO
AMATEURS INVOLVED IN EMERGENCY TRAFFIC, I HOPE THE USE
OF AMATEUR. SATELLITES FOR COMMUNICATIONS IN EMERGENCIES
WILL: BE MORE FULLY EXPLOITED,
AT PRESENT YOU HAVE TRAINING SCHEMES FOR YOUR.
MEMBERS, PARTICULARLY IN YOUTH RADIO CLUBS, BUT I HOPE'
YOU WILL TRY TO WIDEN YOUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND BRING
KNHOWLEDGE AiND EXPERIENCE OF YOUR EXCITING WORK TO THE
W!. DEST POSSrBLE AUDIENCE, YOUNG PEOPLE TODAY, WITH THEIR
NATURAL INTEREST IN SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND ADVANCEMENT,
WOULD-WANT TO KNOW MORE OF YOUR -WORK AND HOW THEY MAY
PARTICIPATE IN IT. S,,/ 33 .
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IHAVE MUCH PLEASURE IN DECLARING OPEN
THE WNIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA'S 1975 REMEIMBERANCE
DAY CONTEST.