The Hindenburg Disaster. [5 minutes, 56 seconds - 4.1 MB]
Many people have heard the famous recording of Herb Morrison describing the arrival of the Hindenburg and the disaster that followed when the airship caught on fire. There's a two minute recording that is often played by the media. What is less often heard is the several minutes before and after the airship catches fire. This is the extended recording.
Strange Trades - Monty Mazels, Sound Effects Operator. [4 minute, 17 seconds - 3.4 MB] Here's a great example of a profession that doesn't exist any more - sound effects operator for live radio plays. This is likely to have been broadcast in the 1950s.
AWA Radiola Demonstration Recording. [3 minute, 16 seconds - 1.9 MB] A recording supplied to purchasers of an AWA Radiola radiogram to demonstrate the quality of the sound. It dates back to around 1960.
2UW promos - 1964. [2 minutes, 54 seconds - 1.7 MB]
Several 2UW promos and a couple of other ads from 1964.
NSW Department of Education Test Tape. [15 minutes - 9.1 MB] A tape prepared for the NSW Department of Education by The Teaching Resources Centre in conjunction with Radio and Motion Picture Branch of Government Stores Department. It was recorded in the studio of Music Branch on 19th October 1970.
2SM at the Elliotts'. [4 minutes, 14 seconds - 3.4 MB] A summary of a promotion by radio station 2SM where they spent an entire day in 1979 broadcasting from the home of the contest winner, the Elliot family.
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Rheem Man. [1 minute, 11 seconds - 834 kB] This is a recording of an answerphone which was on the receiving end of someone having a bad day with his Rheem hot water system. Warning: this soundtrack contains very frequent coarse language.