Radio broadcast by Prime Minister Robert Gordon Menzies announcing the declaration of war with Germany, 3 September 1939

Accession Number S00270
Collection type Sound
Measurement 18 min 57 sec
Object type Radio broadcast
Physical description 1/4 inch sound tape reel; BASF LP 35; 3 3/4 ips/9.5 cm.s; stereo; 5 inch
Maker Menzies, Robert Gordon
Australian Broadcasting Commission
Date made February 1976; 3 September 1939
Access Open
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

Broadcast from the Postmaster-General's room at the Commonwealth Offices in Melbourne at 9:30pm EST on the 3 September 1939

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