Australian Broadcasting Commission, 1930-49

 
Component identifier:
Series 3
Content Summary:

On return to Australia in 1930, Jose joined the staff of the then Australian Broadcasting Company, Sydney, with promotions quickly following to 2NC Newcastle and 4QG Brisbane. He then occupied a number of senior management positions in Queensland and New South Wales branches of the Australian Broadcasting Commission, before his appointment to Melbourne as Federal Programming Coordinator in 1946.

Included here are papers documenting the various aspects of Jose's early broadcasting career, both as announcer and administrator, including minutes of meetings and material relating to other management matters. Also represented are historical notes about 2NC Newcastle, items on political broadcasting, and the 1948 report of the Fitzgerald Committee into the administrative and financial organisation of the Australian Broadcasting Commission.

Two photographs taken in the early days of 2NA and 2NC Newcastle are located in Series 1, a souvenir booklet documenting the first five years of 4QG and a copy of the Australian Broadcasting Company Year Book 1930 in Series 17.

Immediate source of acquisition:
The collection of his papers, which comprises correspondence, reports, minutes, cuttings and associated files, was donated to the National Library in two consignments: a small carton of radio talks and written reports from Jose in 1989, followed by a larger instalment of 18 boxes from his daughter in 1991. The University of New England historian Ross Lamont undertook a preliminary sort of the latter consignment before its transfer to the Library. Together the instalments extend back to 1917 and provide some coverage of most phases of Jose's career.
Names:
Adrian Jose

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Access and use

Parent Restrictions:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2880149).
Parent Terms of Access:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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