Famous Australians is a 1939 Australian radio anthology series that told stories of famous Australians. It started 15 January and aired on 2GB for the Macquarie Network. It went for 45 episodes.[1]
Select episodes
William Farrer (5 March 1939)
The Henty Family and Their Settlement at Port Phillip (26 February 1939)
^Australasian Radio Relay League. (January 13, 1939),
"Famuond Australiand A MACQUARIE PRODUCTION", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press, nla.obj-712910618, retrieved 10 April 2024 – via Trove
^Australasian Radio Relay League. (April 5, 1939),
"Famous Australians", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press, nla.obj-723753517, retrieved 10 April 2024 – via Trove
^Australasian Radio Relay League. (August 9, 1939),
"Where Was Cradle Of Civilisation?", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press, nla.obj-726391479, retrieved 10 April 2024 – via Trove
^Australasian Radio Relay League. (August 23, 1939),
""Famous Australians"", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press, nla.obj-726406848, retrieved 10 April 2024 – via Trove
^Australasian Radio Relay League. (November 1, 1939),
"2SM's Big Playhouse Personnel", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press, nla.obj-726489823, retrieved 10 April 2024 – via Trove
^Australasian Radio Relay League. (November 18, 1939),
"Life Story Of Kidman", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press, nla.obj-726513688, retrieved 10 April 2024 – via Trove