Oswald Francis Mingay (1 July 1895 – 8 August 1973) was a public servant, wireless signalman in the Australian Army during World War I, and an early wireless experimenter. He was, however, best known as a journalist, editor, and publisher of radio-related publications over several decades. He was radio manager for Burgin Electric, and influenced that firm to establish Australia's first Class B broadcasting station in 1924.
During this time, Mingay ran his own radio manufacturing business. His publishing career commenced in 1930 with "The Radio Retailer of Australia".
Artifacts
- Museums Victoria Jenvey's Coherer, used for communication with St. George, 1901 Museums Victoria
Publications
- Jenvey, H. W. Practical Telegraphy: A Guide for the Use of Officers of the Victorian Post and Telegraph Department, Vol. 1 (2nd edition, Melbourne, 1891) Trove
Further reading
- Australian Dictionary of Biography (Jim Symes). (Canberra, 2018)[1]
- Carty, Bruce. Australian Radio History (4th ed. Sydney, 2013) [2]
- Curnow, Geoffrey Ross. The History of the Development of Wireless Telegraphy and Broadcasting in Australia to 1942, With Especial Reference to the Australian Broadcasting Commission: A Political and Administrative Study.[3]
- Jolly, Rhonda. Media Ownership and Regulation: A Chronology (Canberra, 2016[4]
- MacKinnon, Colin (VK2YDM). Oswald Francis Mingay[5]
- Australian War Memorial. Honours and Awards, Mentioned in Despatches, Oswald Francis Mingay.[6]
- Australian War Memorial. Honours and Awards, Mentioned in Despatches, Oswald Francis Mingay.[7]
- National Library of Australia. Biographical Cuttings on Oswald F. Mingay, Radio and Electrical Engineer, Containing One or More Cuttings from Newspapers or Journals[8]
- National Library of Australia. Trove; Articles Tagged Oswald Francis Mingay (website) [9] (200+ selected articles)
- Ross, John F. A History of Radio in South Australia 1897–1977 (J. F. Ross, 1978)[10]
- Ross, John F. Radio Broadcasting Technology, 75 Years of Development in Australia 1923–1998 (J. F. Ross, 1998)[11]
References
- ^ "Mingay, Oswald Francis (Ossie) (1895–1973)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
- ^ "Trove". trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "The history of the development of wireless telegraphy and broadcasting in Australia to 1942, with especial reference to the Australian Broadcasting Commission : A political and administrative study". January 1961.
- ^ Media ownership and regulation: a chronology Parliamentary Library
- ^ Mingay qsl.net
- ^ "Oswald Francis Mingay". www.awm.gov.au. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Oswald Francis Mingay". www.awm.gov.au. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Trove".
- ^ "Trove". trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
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