History of wireless telegraphy and broadcasting in Australia/Topical/Biographies/Robert John Beatson

Robert John Beatson edit

A comprehensive biography of Robert John "Bob" Beatson has not yet been prepared for this Wikibook, however the following resources have been assembled in preparation:

Key internet links:

Maxwell Hull, VK3ZS, Federal Historical Section WIA: biography "Walter Francis Maxwell Howden" in "Amateur Radio" of October 1983[1]

Neville Williams' biography in "When I think Back . . ." section of Electronics Australia of December 1996[2]

Tribute page by Andrew (current 3BQ callsign holder) "A3BQ (VK3BQ) a Very Historic callsign."[3] (includes several other links)

Wonderful 41 minute recording of an oral history interview with Max "Maxwell Howden interviewed by Mel Pratt for the Mel Pratt collection" [4]

Pending further progress on the foregoing, the following lovely article from Melbourne's Table Talk, summarising Max's life to 1927, and accompanied by a wonderful caricature touches briefly on how much Max contributed to the development of wireless in Australia in the 1920s

Prominent Personalities. [5]

  1. https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-AUSTRALIA/IDX/Amateur-Radio/80s/Amateur-Radio-AU-1983628.pdf
  2. http://messui.polygonal-moogle.com/valves/NW199612.pdf
  3. https://www.vk3bq.com/2014/10/29/a3bq-vk3bq-callsign/
  4. Howden, Maxwell, 1899-1980; Pratt, Mel, -1986 (1972-04-04), "Maxwell Howden interviewed by Mel Pratt for the Mel Pratt collection", Mel Pratt collection [sound recording], retrieved 12 February 2021{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. "Prominent Personality MAX HOWDEN". Table Talk (Victoria, Australia) (3112): p. 17. 29 December 1927. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article146842335. Retrieved 8 February 2021.