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' AUSTRALIA SPEAKS'

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Description of the Commonwealth today recorded in Australia, and. introduced by Michael Terry
3—'The Beauty of the Australian Bush. A glimpse of the world's strangest wild life '
W. J. Dakin , D.Sc., Professor of Zoology in the University of Sydney
(The series arranged in collaboration with the Australian Broadcasting
Commission)
Tonight's speaker is an Englishman by birth who went to Australia in 1913. During the course of his work he has travelled extensively and carried out researches' on both sides of Australia. He can therefore be relied upon to paint a vivid picture of the wild life of the Australian bush.
Professor Dakin is a popular microphone figure in Australia, having given, during 1938, fortnightly talks on popular science.

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Introduced By:
Michael Terry
Unknown:
J. Dakin

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National Programme is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 9th March 1930 and ended on the 9th September 1939. It was replaced by BBC Home Service.

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