# History of wireless telegraphy and broadcasting in Australia/Topical/Biographies/K
## KANE

* Kane, John Leslie "Les" - 1910(Qld)-1985(Qld) - Licences: 4ZZ Toowoomba (1939, 1947-1954); 4ZZ Harlaxton (1955); 4ZZ Rockhampton (1956); 4ZZ Brisbane (Northgate, 1960; Lawnton, 1965-1980+) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 2335, 1939, Qld - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster; radio club member (WIAQ); senior state public servant (Qld Railways) - Electoral Rolls: labourer (Roma, Qld, 1931-1937); railway clerk (Toowoomba, Qld, 1943-1954); QGR clerk (Northgate, Qld, 1958; Lawnton, Qld, 1963-1980)

## KARPPINEN

* Karppinen, Karl Horace - 1917(Qld)-1989(Qld) - Licences: Nil yet identified - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 2157, 1938, Qld - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster; WW2 (RAAF, 1939-1948) - Electoral Rolls: instrument maker (Coorparoo, Qld, 1943-1954); technician (Coorparoo, Qld, 1963-1980)

## KAUFMAN

* Kaufman, Samuel Donald - 1904(NSW)-1988(NSW) - Licences: 2SK Sydney (Belmore, 1928-1939, 1946-1980+) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 448, 1928, No. ?? in NSW - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster - Electoral Rolls: electrical mechanic (Belmore, NSW, 1933-1980)

## KAUPER

* Kauper, Henry or Heinrich Alexis "Harry" - 1888(Vic)-1942(Vic) - Licences: S643 Adelaide (1921-1922); 5BG Adelaide (Dulwich, 1923-1926; Tusmore, 1927-1928) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 97, 1925, No. ?? in SA - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster; broadcast engineer; inventor - Electoral Rolls: chauffer (Willaura, Vic, 1910); engineer (Richmond, Vic, 1931-1937) - TroveTag: "S643-5BG - Henry Alexis Kauper" - Links: ADB

## KAYESS

* Kayess, Sydney - 1892(NSW)-1962(NSW) - Licences: Nil yet identified - Qualifications: cc; Nil yet identified -RANRS (CPOE, 1917) - Electoral Rolls: fitter & turner (Cooktown, 1917); engineer (Hendra, Qld, 1919); engine driver (Charleville, Qld, 1921); mechanic (Mossman, 1925); motor mechanic (Watchem, Vic, 1928); auto engineer (Dulwich Hill, NSW, 1930); garage manager (New Lambton, NSW, 1930; Foveaux, NSW, 1933); engineer (Forest Lodge, NSW, 1935-1937); labourer (Darlinghurst, 1937; Glenmore, NSW, 1943); mechanical engineer trainee (Haberfield, NSW, 1949); engineer (Manly North, NSW, 1958)

## KEANE

* Keane, John Patrick James - 1903(NSW)-1964(NSW) - Licences: 2JN Cessnock (1930-1931); 2JN Sydney (Millers Point, 1931); 2JN Cessnock (1933-1936); 2JN Sydney (Bexley, 1937-1939; McMahons Point, 1946-1961) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 698, 1930, NSW - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster; WW2 - Electoral Rolls: storeman (Darling Harbour, 1930); clerk (Cessnock, 1931-1932; Newcastle, 1934; Bexley, 1935-1937; McMahons Point, 1943-1949; North Sydney, 1958-1963)

## KEAST

* Keast, Leslie John - 1886(SA)-1957(WA) - Licences: Nil yet identified - Qualifications: Nil yet identified - Journalist (Wireless Weekly; shortwave editor, Australasian Radio World, 1940-1951; Radio & Hobbies), professional monitor (OWI/VOA, WW2); silent era cinematographer - Electoral Rolls: licensed victuallar (Royal Hotel, Bowral, 1933-1934); ex-hotelkeeper (Coogee, 1935); clerk (Randwick North, 1936-1937); sales manager (Carlingford, 1943); organising secretary (Ermington, 1949-1958)

## KEATING

* Keating, Thomas Joseph - 1902(Vic)-1971(Vic) - Licences: 3KE Melbourne (Mentone,1938-1939); 3KW Melbourne (Mentone, 1947-1969) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 2128, 1938, Vic; COCP1 512, 1941 - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster; WW2 (Army, CMF, 1939-1948) - Electoral Rolls: telegraphist (Surrey Hills, Vic, 1931-1934; Mentone, Vic, 1936-1968)

## KEDDIE

* Keddie, Phillip Robert - 1921(SA)-2003(SA) - Licences: 5KZ Adelaide (Woodville Park, 1937-1939, 1947-1980+) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 1882, 1937, SA - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster; WW2 - Electoral Rolls: AMF (Woodville Park, SA, 1943)

## KEILLOR

* Keillor, William - 1902(???)-1967(Vic) - Licences: 3KW Geelong (West Geelong, 1932-1939) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 895, 1932, Vic - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster; WW2 (Nil yet identified) - Electoral Rolls: engineer (Geelong West, Vic, 1928-1954); nil (Geelong West, Vic, 1963)

## KEITH

* Keith, Gordon Harold - 1919(Qld)-2004(ACT) - Licences: 4EK Brisbane (Hill End, 1947-1955); 5EK Adelaide (Clarence Park, 1956); 3AFK Melbourne (East Malvern, 1960) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 2446, 1940, Qld - amateur operator; WW2 (Army, 2AIF, 1940-1947) - Electoral Rolls: radio salesman (Hill End, Qld, 1941-1954); soldier (Mt Waverley, Vic, 1958); A.R.A. (Narrabundah, ACT, 1963); farmer (Ingleside, Qld, 1968); public servant (Torrens, ACT, 1968-1980)

## KELLS

* Kells, Alfred Charles Edward - 1900(Vic)-1955(Vic) - Licences: Receive Melbourne (Moonee Ponds, 1923); 2430 Melbourne (Moonee Ponds, 1923-1924) - Qualifications: cc; Nil yet identified - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster - Electoral Rolls: postal electrician (Moonee Ponds, 1921-1925); mechanic (Essendon, 1928-1954)

## KELLY

* Kelly, Alexander Wainwright - 1908(SA)-1954(SA) - Licences: Receive (Crystal) Largs Bay (1923); Receive Largs Bay (1923); 5AW Lyndoch (1927-1939); 5XO Loxton (1954) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 358, 1927, No. ?? in SA - amateur operator; amateur Broadcaster - Electoral Rolls: winemaker (Berri, 1939-1943)
* Kelly, Kenneth Melville - 1915(Vic)-1988(NSW) - Licences: 3LL Melbourne (Carlton, 1937-1939); 7MF Maritime Mobile Auxiliary Ketch Matthew Flinders, Hobart (Sandy Bay, 1947); 7LL Hobart (CBD, 1947-1948; Sandy Bay, 1954-1965); 4MJ Gold Coast (Surfers Paradise, 1969-1975); 2MJ Merimbula (1980+) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 1854, 1937, Vic; COCP3 1236, 1952 - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster; WW2 (Nil yet identified) - Electoral Rolls: student (Queens College, Carlton, Vic, 1937); medical practitioner (Newtown, Tas, 1943-1958; Rio Vista, Qld, 1969-1972; Merimbula, NSW, 1980)
* Kelly, Patrick James - 1909(Qld)-1972(Qld) - Licences: 4KB Brisbane (Camp Hill, 1939, 1947-1948; Belmont, 1954-1955; Camp Hill, 1956-1969) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 2393, 1939, Qld - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster; WW2 (Army, CMF, 1940-1947) - Comment: Several contemporaneous PJKs - Electoral Rolls: public servant (Dutton Park, Qld, 1934-1937); civil servant (Camp Hill, Qld, 1949; Belmont, Qld, 1954-1968)
* Kelly, Ross Donaldson - 1906(SA)-1959(SA) - Licences: 5LW Adelaide (Unley, 1937-1939; Hazelwood Park, 1948-1956) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 2032, 1937, SA - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster - Electoral Rolls: assurance agent (Dulwich, 1941-1943)

## KELSO

* Kelso, Andrew John Bruce - 1915(NSW)-2014(ACT)98yo - Licences: 2AGF Sydney (Haberfield, 1936-1938); 2WK Cooma (1955-1969); 8AC Nhulunbuy (1975-1980+) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 1683, 1936, NSW; BOCP 30, 1936 - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster; WW2 (RAAF, 1921-1948) - Awards: OBE (1959, for services as radio officer, Snowy Mountains Authority) - Electoral Rolls: radio mechanic (Haberfield, NSW, 1937; Lakemba, NSW, 1943); wireless operator (Darwin, NT, 1943); orchardist (Valley Heights, Molong, NSW, 1949); radio mechanic (Cooma, NSW, 1958-1963); communications officer (Cooma, NSW, 1968); technical officer (Nhulunbuy, NT, 1972); radio technician (Nhulunbuy, NT, 1977-1980)
* Kelso, Graham - 19??(???)-19??(???) - Licences: 4EL Receive Brisbane (Nundah, 1923) - Qualifications: cc; Nil yet identified - amateur receiver - Electoral Rolls: PMG technician (Petrie Terrace, Qld, 1958); technician (Brisbane, Qld, 1968; St Lucia, Qld, 1972-1980)
* Kelso, William Thomas - 1914(Qld)-1967(Qld) - Licences: Nil yet identified - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 979, 1932, Qld - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster; WW2 (Army, 2AIF, 1939-1948) - Electoral Rolls: clerk (West End, Qld, 1937); chemist (Coorparoo, Qld, 1949-1963) - Trovetag: "William Thomas Kelso"

## KEMBLE

* Kemble, Frederick John - 1915(SA)-1939(WA) - Licences: 6FJ Katanning (1936-1939) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 1673, 1936, WA - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster - Comment: Gone too soon - Electoral Rolls: blacksmith's striker (Katanning, WA, 1937)

## KEMP

* Kemp, Arthur Alexander - 1910(Qld)-1997(Qld) - Licences: 4YA Yangan - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 1466, 1935, Qld; BOCP 110, 1937; 2COCP 123, 1937; 1COCP 163, 1938 - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster - Electoral Rolls: farmer (Swanfels, Qld, 1936-1937); radio technician (Kedron, Qld, 1943-1949; Wavell Heights, Qld, 1954-1980)
* Kemp, Joseph Edward - 1918(Tas)-1991(WA) - Licences: 7RZ Devonport (1937-1939); 7RZ Launceston (1946-1948) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 1847, 1937, No. ?? in Tas - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster; WW2 - Electoral Rolls: radio telegraphist (Como, 1949); radio officer (Esperance, 1954-1958; Yokine, WA, 1963-1980)

## KEMPSTER

* Kempster, Frederick - 1900(SA)-1957(SA) - Licences: 5KM Darwin (1929-1931); 8KM Darwin (1937-1939) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 543, 1929, No. ?? in NT - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster - Electoral Rolls: telegraphist (Fullarton, 1934); supervisor (Fullarton, 1939-1943)

## KEMPTON

* Kempton, Gordon - 19??(???)-1974(Qld) - Licences: 2CI Sydney (Kings Cross, 1935-1938); 2CI Newcastle (Merewether, 1939, 1946-1965); 2CI Sydney (Sylvania Waters, 1969); 2BCI Sydney (Kogarah, 1965); 4XX Brisbane (Yeronga, 1975-1980+) - Qualifications: cc; Nil yet identified - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster - Electoral Rolls: chemist (Darlinghurst, NSW, 1933-1935; Merewether, NSW, 1943-1963); retired (Yeronga, Qld, 1969-1972)

## KENDERDINE

* Kenderdine, Clifford Walter "Cliff" - 1917(Vic)-1985(Vic) - Licences: 3WP Melbourne (Kew, 1933-1939) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 1203, 1933, Vic; BOCP 226, 1939; COCP1 380, 1940 - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster; WW2 (Nil yet identified) - Electoral Rolls: clerk (Kew, Vic, 1943-1954); engineer (Melbourne, Vic, 1967-1968); radio engineer (Lorne, Vic, 1972-1980)

## KENNA

* Kenna, Vernon Francis "Vern" / "Marconi" - 1908(Qld)-1987(NSW) - Licences: 4DE Receive Brisbane (Hamilton, 1923-1924); 4FK Brisbane (Hamilton, 1926-1939); 2JR Sydney (Middle Cove, 1980+) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 301, 1926, No. 29 in Qld - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster; broadcast engineer (PMGD); radiocommunications engineer; senior public servant (PMG, ABC2); WW2 - Electoral Rolls: postal electrician (Hamilton, Qld, 1936-1954); engineer (Balwyn, Vic, 1963; Killara, 1963; Middle Cove, 1968-1972; Willoughby, 1977-1980)

## KENNEDY

* Kennedy, Peter - 1874(Vic)-1945(SA) - Licences: XYD Perth (City, 1913-1914); 6AM Perth (Mt Lawley, 1923-1927); 5AM Adelaide (City, 1928; Unley, 1931; New Parkside, 1933-1939) - Qualifications: cc; Nil yet identified - early wireless experimenter; amateur operator; amateur broadcaster; broadcast engineer; senior federal public servant (PMG, concluding as Deputy Postmaster-General SA); WW1 - Awards: Imperial Service Order - Electoral Rolls: telegraphist (Leederville, 1903; Mt Lawley, 1910-1921); State Engineer (Maylands, 1925-1926); civil servant (New Parkside, 1939-1943)
* Kennedy, M. - 19??(???)-19??(???) - Licences: 4EP Receive Brisbane (Annerley, 1923) - Qualifications: cc; Nil yet identified - amateur receiver - Electoral Rolls: Nil yet identified
* Kennedy, Walter Donald - 1869(NSW)-1951(NSW) - Licences: 2WK Sydney (Rockdale, 1925-1926; Willoughby, 1927-1929); 2WK Helensburgh (1930-1933); 2WK Sydney (East Sydney, 1934); 2WK Wallerawang (1935); 2WK Sydney (Rockdale, 1936-1939, 1946-1950) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 121, 1925, No. ?? in NSW - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster - Electoral Rolls: clergyman (Murrumburrah, 1913; Helensburgh, 1930-1932); clerk (Darlinghurst, 1934-1935); clerk in Holy Orders (Rockdale, 1936-1949)

## KENNY

* Kenny, Edmund Francis - 1903(NSW)-1980(NSW) - Licences: 2EK Sydney (Lewisham, 1927-1928; Croydon, 1929; Ryde, 1930-1931; Granville, 1933-1939, 1946-1948); 2EK Wentworthville (1950-1980) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 373, 1927, No. ?? in NSW - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster; WW2 (Army, CMF, 1939-1948) - Electoral Rolls: radio mechanic (Ashbury, 1930); clerk (West Ryde, 1930-1933); engineer (Granville, 1935-1949); radio engineer (Wentworthville, 1954-1968); engineer (Wentworthville, 1972-1977)
* Kenny, Ferris Hope - 1921(NSW)-2012(NSW) - Licences: 2AFK Sydney (Canterbury, 1936-1939; Earlwood, 1946-1980+) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 1834, 1936, NSW - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster - Electoral Rolls: clerk (Earlwood, NSW, 1943-1958); accountant (Campsie, NSW, 1963-1980)

## KEOGH

* Keogh, William George - 19??(???)-1960(NSW) - Licences: 2ZA Receive Sydney (Stanmore, 1923); 2ZA Sydney (Summer Hill, 1923; Stanmore, 1924-1925); licensed operator 2AG Grace Bros Broadway - Qualifications: cc; Nil yet identified - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster - Electoral Rolls: engineer (Randwick North, 1943-1958)

## KERBY

* Kerby, Edwin Thomas John - 1888(Vic)-1971(Vic) - Licences: 7EK Ringarooma (1932-1939); 3KK Melbourne (Auburn, 1946-1969) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 940, 1932, No. ?? in Tas - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster; WW1; WW2 (Major) - Awards: Military Star 1914-1915; British War Medal, Victory Medal; MBE - Electoral Rolls: manager (Ballarat, 1909); restaurant keeper (Brunswick, 1914); electrical engineer (Richmond, 1914-1917); grazier (Ballarat, 1919); farmer (Linton, 1922); grazier (Fawkner, 1924-1925); engineer (St Kilda, 1943; Auburn, 1949-1968) - Links: Wikipedia

## KERKIN

* Kerkin, Edward James - 1914(NSW)-1978(NSW) - Licences: 2CT Sydney (Drummoyne, 1934-1939); 2ME Sydney (Epping, 1948-1958); 1ME Canberra (HMAS Harmon, 1960) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 1388, 1934, NSW - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster; WW2 (Navy, 1939-1948) - Electoral Rolls: cycle builder (Drummoyne, NSW, 1937); RAN (Epping, NSW, 1949-1963); naval officer (Queanbeyan, NSW, 1968); RAN (Queanbeyan, NSW, 1972-1980)

## KERMOND

* Kermond, Leslie John "Les" - 1912(Vic)-2007(Vic) - Licences: 3DX Warrnambool (1928-1980+) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 417, 1928, No. ?? in Vic; AOLCP 182, 1934 - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster - Electoral Rolls: biograph operator (Warrnambool, 1936-1937); engineer (Swan Hill, 1942); radio engineer (Warrnambool, 1949-1980)

## KERNICK

* Kernick, Percy Edwin - 1888(NSW)-1965(WA) - Licences: 6PK Perth (South Perth, 1927-1939, 1946-1947) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 378, 1927, No. ?? in WA - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster - Electoral Rolls: postal assistant (Sandstone/Mt Magnet, 1910); telegraphist (Brown Hill/Kalgoorlie, 1917; South Perth, 1925-1963)

## KERR

* Kerr, Alfred Dixon - 1910(Vic)-1977(Vic) - Licences: 3AL Ballarat (1926-1939, 1946-1960); 3JQ Melbourne (Hawthorn, 1975) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 284, 1926, No. ?? in Vic; AOLCP 18, 1930 - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster - Electoral Rolls: radio engineer (Ballarat, 1931-1968); retired (Hawthorn, 1977)
* Kerr, Allan Arthur - 1913(NSW)-1986(Vic) - Licences: 2AFD Sydney (Thurgoona, 1936-1938) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 1826, 1936, NSW - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster; WW2 (RAAF, 1921-1948) - Electoral Rolls: radio mechanic (Thurgoona, NSW, 1935-1937); technician (Malvern, Vic, 1949); public servant (Malvern, Vic, 1954-1963; Oakleigh, Vic, 1968-1980)
* Kerr, Frank John - 1918(Eng)-2000(USA) - Licences: 3FK Melbourne (Canterbury, 1937-1939) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 1705, 1936, Vic - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster - Electoral Rolls: radio physicist (Cammeray, NSW, 1943; Turramurra, NSW, 1949); physicist (Turramurra, NSW, 1954-1963); radio astronomer (North Manly, NSW, 1963-1968) - Links: Wikipedia; EOAS; BAAS Biography
* Kerr, Frederick Charles - 1921(Vic)-1987(NSW) - Licences: 3AJK Melbourne (South Melbourne, 1947-1948) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 2385, 1939, Vic; COCP2 1096, 1947; COCP1 1215, 1947 - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster; WW2 (RAN, 1939-1948; Army, CMF, 1939-1948) - Electoral Rolls: labourer (South Melbourne, Vic, 1943-1949)
* Kerr, Hilton "Andy" - 1904(NSW)-1984(NSW) - Licences: 2AX Sydney (Manly, 1934-1936; Darling Point, 1937-1939; Waverley, 1946-1969; Bondi, 1975-1980+) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 1330, 1934, NSW - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster; WW2 (Army, 2AIF, 1939-1948+) - Electoral Rolls: bus driver (Manly, NSW, 1930-1935); chauffeur (Edgecliff, NSW, 1936-1937); soldier (Waverley, NSW, 1943-1963); technician (Bondi Beach, NSW, 1968-1980)
* Kerr, Roy - 1917(Qld)-1988(Qld) - Licences: 4DK Winton (1937-1939); 4DK Brisbane (Tingalpa, 1946-1951) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 1941, 1937, No. ?? in Qld - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster; federal public servant (PMGD, telegraphist) - Relationships: brother of Vernon Lester Kerr 4LK - Electoral Rolls:
* Kerr, Vernon Lester "Vern" - 1912(Qld)-1979(Qld) - Licences: 4LK Winton (1932-1933); 4LK Cloncurry (1937-1939, 1946-1948); 4LK Charters Towers (1954-1969); 4LK Charleville (1975) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 800, 1931, No. ?? in Qld; COCP 1941, amateur operator; amateur broadcaster; radio club (WIAQ, Soc Wireless Pioneers USA); employment (RFDS, technical officer / controller / announcer) - Relationships: brother of Roy Kerr 4DK - Electoral Rolls: radio technician (Charters Towers, Qld, 1954-1977); technician (Charleville, Qld, 1977)

## KHAN

* Khan, Kullandar Jallander - 1916(Qld)-1983(Qld) - Licences: 4QA Cairns (1937-1939, 1947); 4DC Cairns (1948-1960); 4DC Brisbane (New Farm, 1965-1980+) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 1979, 1937, Qld - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster; WW2 - Callsign: 4QA may have been withdrawn by PMGD for 4QA Cairns - Electoral Rolls: picture theatre operater (Cairns, Qld, 1943); radio serviceman (Cairns, Qld, 1954-1958); tv technician (New Farm, Qld, 1968-1977); retired (New Farm, Qld, 1980)

## KIDMAN

* Kidman, Charles Henry Arthur - 1894(NSW)-1975(NSW) - Licences: Nil yet identified - Qualifications: cc; CPRT 22, 1914 - coastal wireless operator - Electoral Rolls: operator (Clayfield, Qld, 1917); warehouse manager (Narabeen, NSW, 1930-1937); company representative (Tamworth, NSW, 1943); salesman (Harbord, NSW, 1949-1954); laboratory assistant (Harbord, NSW, 1958-1972)
* Kidman, Ian McIvor - 1915(SA)-1981(SA) - Licences: 5JK Naracoorte (1933-1937) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 1163, 1933, SA - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster - Electoral Rolls: Nil yet identified

## KIERNAN

* Kiernan, Gerard Stanislaus - 1923(Ireland)-2009(Aus) - Licences: 9GK Port Moresby (1960); 3ER Fiskville (1965); 2BGK Bringelly (1969-1975); 2BGK Moree (1980+) - Qualifications: cc; Nil yet identified (overseas?) - amateur operator - Electoral Rolls: technical officer (Moree, NSW, 1977-1980)

## KIESINGER

* Kiesinger, Hans - 19??(Switzerland?)-aft 2004(Qld) - Licences: HS1ALK, VK4/HE9RFF - Qualifications: cc; Nil yet identified - amateur operator; broadcast listener - Comment: Substantial portion of his QSL collection survives with ARDXC and is to be archived at NFSA Canberra - Electoral Rolls: Nil yet identified, lived Ghana (1950-1952); Thailand (1953-1979) & Switzerland (1980-1994); may have returned to Switzerland prior to passing

## KILBORN

* Kilborn, Ernest Harrold - 1908(Vic)-1937(Vic) - Licences: 3KE Melbourne (Hawthorn, 1932-1937) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 883, 1932, Vic - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster; WW2 (Not applicable) - Comment: Gone too soon - Electoral Rolls: grocer (Auburn, Vic, 1931-1937)

## KILBY

* Kilby, Raymond Harold - 1918(Tas)-1999(Tas) - Licences: 7RK Launceston (1935-1939, 1946-1980+) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 1461, 1935, No. ?? in Tas; BOCP 1568, 1957; 1COCP 1862, 1958; 2COCP T1, 1977 - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster - Electoral Rolls: upholsterer (Launceston, 1943-1972)

## KILGARIFF

* Kilgariff, Joseph - 1886(NSW)-1971(SA) - Licences: 5JT Adelaide (Burnside, 1937-1939; Erindale, 1947-1948; North Glenelg, 1954-1969) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 1884, 1937, SA; 2COCP 325, 1940 - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster; WW2 (RAAF) - Electoral Rolls: carpenter (Boulder, WA, 1910-1912); builder (Alice Springs, NT, 1934; Burnside, SA, 1939); RAAF (Leabrook, SA, 1943)

## KILPATRICK

* Kilpatrick, James George - 1884(Eng)-1962(WA) - Licences: Nil yet identified - Qualifications: cc; Nil yet identified - State Engineer (PMGD, 1920s, 1930s); oversight of new 6WF 1932 - Electoral Rolls: electrical engineer (Elsternwick, Vic, 1916; Brighton Beach, Vic, 1917-1919); State engineer (Nedlands, WA, 1931); engineer (Sandgate, Qld, 1936); civil servant (West Perth, WA, 1937); electrical engineer (Cottesloe, WA, 1943-1954); retired (South Perth, WA, 1958)

## KILSBY

* Kilsby, Keith Wilbur - 1912(SA)-1970(SA) - Licences: 5PR Moorak (1933); 5PR Birdwood (1938); 5PR Wiltyerong via Murray Bridge (1947); 5PR Mingary via Murray Bridge (1948); 5PR Murray Bridge (1954); 5PR Adelaide (Payneham, 1955-1969) - Qualifications: cc; 2COCP 419, 1932 - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster - Electoral Rolls: grazier (Birdwood, SA, 1939; Wiltyerong, SA, 1941-1943);

## KIMPTON

* Kimpton, Francis William - 1897(NSW)-1977(NSW) - Licences: XAAZ Grafton (1913-1914); 2BN Receive (1922-1924); 2BN Ballina (1925-1931); 2ABR Byron Bay (1937-1939) - Qualifications: cc; CPRT 209, 1916 (Marconi) - early wireless experimenter; amateur receiver; amateur operator; amateur broadcaster; WW1 (Merchant Marine); WW2 (Army, CMF) - Electoral Rolls: shipping clerk (Ballina, NSW, 1930-1932); clerk (Byron Bay, 1935-1936); shipping clerk (Byron Bay, NSW, 1937-1943); clerk (Lismore, NSW, 1949-1954; Byron Bay, NSW, 1958-1968)

## KING

* King, Charles Calvert - 1885(Eng)-1941(NSW) - Licences: Nil yet identified - Qualifications: cc; CPRT 105, 1915; 2COCP 155, 1930 - RANRS (CPO to Warrant Telegraphist, 1917) - Electoral Rolls: telegraphist (New Town, Tas, 1914); warrant telegraphist (Wireless Station, Applecross, 1921-1925); music teacher (Randwick, NSW, 1930); musician (Clovelly, 1931; Rose Bay, 1932-1933); librarian (Woollahra, 1934); salesman (Bondi, NSW, 1935); Model Maker (Watson's Bay, 1936-1937)
* King, Fred Esmond (Electoral Rolls) or Esmonde (BMD) - 1896(Qld)-1986(Qld) - Licences: 4CQ Receive Clermont (1923) - Qualifications: cc; Nil yet identified - amateur receiver - Electoral Rolls: station hand (Bulliwallah, Qld, 1919-1963)
* King, Frederick Venn - 1888(Qld)-1968(Qld) - Licences: Receive (Valve) Cunnamulla (1924) - Qualifications: cc; Nil yet identified - amateur receiver; WW1 - Electoral Rolls: station hand (Weelamurra Station, Qld, 1909); grazier (Weelamurra Station, Qld, 1913-1921); not stated (Warrambah Station, Cunnamulla, Qld, 1925); grazier (Barrington Station, Cunnamulla, Qld, 1930-1954); retired (Camp Hill, Qld, 1958-1968)
* King, Norman Stanley - 1904(NSW)-1956(NSW) - Licences: 2SZ Sydney (North Sydney, 1931-1937; Neutral Bay, 1938; Cremorne, 1939); 2AEQ Sydney (Northbridge, 1954; Auburn, 1954-1955; North Sydney, 1956-1957) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 866, 1931, NSW - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster; WW2 (Army, 2AIF, 1939-1948) - Electoral Rolls: labourer (North Sydney, NSW, 1930-1937); tram employee (North Sydney, NSW, 1943); controllerman (Auburn, NSW, 1954)

## KINGSLEY

* Kingsley, John - 1912(Aus)-1999(NSW) - Licences: 2ACF Sydney (Artarmon, 1938-1939; Cremorne, 1946-1975; Sydney CBD, 1980+) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 2230, 1939, NSW - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster - Electoral Rolls: medical practitioner (Ashfield, NSW, 1937; Cremorne, NSW, 1949-1968); practitioner (Cremorne, NSW, 1977-1980)

## KINGWELL

* Kingwell, William Hercules - Licences: Nil yet identified - Qualifications: Nil yet identified - broadcast planning engineer (PMGD, ABCB)

## KINNEAR

* Kinnear, Henry - 1902(Vic)-1992(Qld) - Licences: 3IO Receive Melbourne (Melbourne CBD, 1922); 3KN Melbourne (Brighton, 1932-1939; Toorak, 1947-1948; South Yarra, 19541960; Mt Eliza, 1965-1969); 3AKN Portable Melbourne (Toorak, 1948; South Yarra, 1954-1956); 4AVJ Buderim (1980+) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 944, 1932, Vic - amateur receiver; amateur operator; amateur broadcaster; WW2 (Army, CMF, 1939-1948) - Electoral Rolls: manufacturer (Prahran, Vic, 1924); manager (Prahran, Vic, 1925-1928); manufacturer (Brighton, Vic, 1931-1937; South Yarra, Vic, 1943-1954); director (Malvern, Vic, 1954; Mt Eliza, Vic, 1967-1968; Toorak, Vic, 1972); company director (Buderim, Qld, 1977-1980)

## KINSCHER

* Kinscher, Ernest Walter Dawes - 1911(NSW)-1989(NSW) - Licences: 2ADL Nyngan (1936-1937); 2ADL Parkes (!938); 2ADL Werris Creek (1939); 2ADL Sydney (Alexandria, 1946; Marrickville, 1947-1950; Lidcombe, 1954-1969; Baulkham Hills, 1975-1980) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 1729, 1936, NSW - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster - Electoral Rolls: railway porter (Bourke, NSW, 1936); railway employee (Nyngan, NSW, 1937; Bushman's Hill, Parkes, NSW, 1937); clerk (Alexandria, NSW, 1943; Petersham, NSW, 1949; Lidcombe, NSW, 1954-1968; Baulkham Hills, NSW, 1977-1980)

## KINSELLA

* Kinsella, Hector Thomas - 1912(WA)-1993(WA) - Licences: 6HK Perth (Hollywood, 1930; East Perth, 1931) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 641, 1930, No. ?? in WA - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster - Electoral Rolls: chemist (South Perth, 1936-1937; Victoria Park, 1943); pharmacist (Perth, 1949; Narrogin, 1954-1958; Applecross, 1963; Ardross, 1968-1972; Booragoon, 1977-1980)
* Kinsella, Thomas Wade - 1904(Vic)-2001(NSW)96yo - Licences: Receive (Crystal) Lubeck (1923); 3TK Lubeck (1924-1926); 3TK Rupanyup (1937-1939); 2FK Sydney (Rose Bay, 1946; Herne Bay, 1947; Sans Souci, 1948-1980+) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 1992, 1937, No. ?? in Vic; BOCP 532, 1943 - amateur operator, amateur broadcaster, WW2 - Electoral Rolls: electrician (Lubeck, 1927-1936); RAN (Sans Souci, 1949-1980) - Relationships: brother of 3AKW William Jennings Kinsella
* Kinsella, William Jennings - 1914(Vic)-2011(Vic) - Licences: 3AKW Lubeck (1947-1980+) - Qualifications: cc; BOCP 498, 1943; 2AOCP 55, 1946 - amateur operator, amateur broadcaster, WW2 - Electoral Rolls: grazier (Magdala, Lubeck, 1936-1972; Lubeck, 1977-1980) - Relationships: brother of 3TK-2FK Thomas Wade Kinsella

## KINZBRUNNER

* Kinzbrunner, Harry Charles - 1903(Eng)-1982(Qld) - Licences: 4HK Cloncurry (1929-1931); 4HK Mareeba (1933); 4HK Tully (1937-1939); 4HK Atherton (1946-1980+) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 474, 1929, No. ?? in Qld - amateur operator, amateur broadcaster, radio clubs (WIAQ), employment (Australian Inland Mission, QATB) - Electoral Rolls: radio mechanic (Malanda, 1937); electrical engineer (Ashgrove, 1943); radio mechanic (Atherton, 1943); refrigeration & electrical contractor (Atherton, 1949-1972); electrical contractor (Atherton, 1977-1980)

## KIRBY

* Kirby, Donald Stewart - 1915(Eng)-2011(NSW)96yo - Licences: 2ALX Orange (1939, 1946-1969) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 2268, 1939, NSW - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster; WW2 (RAAF, 1939-1948) - Electoral Rolls:
* Kirby, Ewan Russell - 1885(Tas)-1947(Tas) - Licences: XZB Hobart (1913-1914) - Qualifications: cc; Nil yet identified - early wireless experimenter; First set 1909 communicated with M. Harvey; employed Hydro-electric Dept - Electoral Rolls: electrician (Hobart South, 1914-1919); engineer (Hobart West, 1922-1936)
* Kirby, Terence Patrick - 1921(Vic)-2010(Vic) - Licences: 3KI Melbourne (Camberwell, 1947; Kew, 1948-1955; Kilsyth, 1956; Lower Ferntree Gully, 1960) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 2271, 1939, Vic; COCP1 440, 1940 - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster; WW2 (Army, 2AIF, 1939-1948) - Awards: Centenary Medal, For service to the community through politics, 2001 - Electoral Rolls: manufacturer (Kew North, Vic, 1949-1954); electrical contractor (Lower Ferntree Gully, Vic, 1958); engineer (Blackburn, Vic, 1963); manager (Blackburn South, Vic, 1968-1980)

## KIRKBY

* Kirkby, Brian - Licences: Nil yet identified - Qualifications: Nil yet identified - historian (early wireless experimenters, Edward Hope Kirkby, Archibald John Shaw), great grandson of Edward Hope Kirkby
* Kirkby, Charles Edward - 1886(Vic)-1954(NSW) - Licences: Nil yet identified - Qualifications: Nil yet identified - early wireless and X-ray experimenter, son of Edward Hope Kirkby, brother of George Gill Kirkby
* Kirkby, Edward Hope - 1853(At sea)-1915(NSW) - Licences: Nil yet identified - Qualifications: Nil yet identified - early wireless and X-ray experimenter, father of George Gill Kirkby and Charles Edward Kirkby
* Kirkby, George Gill - 1884(Vic)-1916(Vic) - Licences: Nil yet identified - Qualifications: Nil yet identified - early wireless and X-ray experimenter, son of Edward Hope Kirkby, brother of Charles Edward Kirkby

## KIRKE

* Kirke, Basil Everald Wharton "B.K." - 1893(NSW)-1958(WA) - Licences: Nil yet identified - Qualifications: cc; Nil yet identified - WW1; chief studio announcer/Uncle "Bas" (2BL); manager, 6WF; manager 9PA (1946); manager (ABC, Victoria, 1936) - Electoral Rolls: manager (Subiaco, 1931; Perth, 1934-1936; Melbourne, 1937-1943; Perth, 1954) - Links: Wikipedia;ADB

## KIRKLAND

* Kirkland, John Booth - 1861(Vic)-1900(Vic) - Licences: - Qualifications: - early telephone experimenter, Melbourne, Geelong & Ballarat

## KIRKPATRICK

* Kirkpatrick, J. - 19??(???)-19??(???) - Licences: 6DP Receive Perth (City, 1923) - Qualifications: cc; Nil yet identified - amateur receiver - Electoral Rolls: Nil yet identified

## KISSICK

* Kissick, Alfred Leslie Hawthorn - 1904(Vic)-1967(Vic) - Licences: Receive (Crystal) Melbourne (Brunswick, 1923-1924); 3KB Melbourne (Brunswick, 1925-1933; East Coburg, 1937-1939; Brunswick, 1946-1965); operator 3CR Coburg Radio Club (1925) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 141, 1925, No. ?? in Vic - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster - Electoral Rolls: clerk (Brunswick, Vic, 1925-1928; Coburg, Vic, 1936-1942; Brunswick, Vic, 1949-1963);

## KITTO

* Kitto, Thomas Collingwood - 1903(Tas)-19??(???) - Licences: 7?? Launceston (1928); 5JR Adelaide (Tusmore, 1931); 2JR Newcastle (1933); 2JS Newcastle (1933-1939) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 425, 1928, No. ?? in Tas; AOLCP 43, 1931 - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster - Electoral Rolls: fitter & turner (Launceston, 1928); radio engineer (Sandgate, NSW, 1935; Ulverstone, Tas, 1937); engineer (Hawthorn, Vic, 1942); radio engineer (Prahran, 1949); retired (Deception Bay, 1972)

## KLING

* Kling, John Robert - 1905(Vic)-1969(Vic) - Licences: 3JB Melbourne (Balwyn, 1928; South Camberwell, 1931; Hawthorn East, 1933; Hampton, 1937-1939); 3AJQ Melbourne (Seaford, 1954-1955; Lower Ferntree Gully, 1956; Frankston, 1960-1965) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 403, 1928, Vic - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster; WW2 (RAAF, 1939-1948) - Electoral Rolls: mechanic (Camberwell, Vic, 1931-1933; Sandringham, Vic, 1936-1937); engineer (Sandringham, Vic, 1942; Bacchus Marsh, Vic, 1949); radio sound engineer (Seaford, Vic, 1954); electrician (Frankston, Vic, 1963-1968)

## KNAPTON

* Knapton, Carlo Patrick - 1879(Irl)-1955(WA) - Licences: Nil yet identified - Qualifications: cc; Nil yet identified - wireless trader (WA); witness to Royal Commission 1927 (as vice-president, Wireless Traders Assoc, WA) - Electoral Rolls: engineer (Carlton, Vic, 1914); lighting engineer (South Perth, 1921-1954)

## KNEIPP

* Kneipp, James Henry "Jim" - 1875(NSW)-1958(Qld) - Licences: Receive Brisbane (Cannon Hill, 1923) - Qualifications: cc; Nil yet identified - amateur receiver - Electoral Rolls: saddler (Morningside, Qld, 1905); railway employee (Morningside, Qld, 1908-1917; Cannon Hill, Qld, 1919-1958)

## KNELL

* Knell, Clive Thomas Burrows - 1896(Vic)-1967(Vic) - Licences: XJDC Melbourne (Windsor, 1913-1914) - Qualifications: cc; Nil yet identified - early wireless experimenter; WW1 (Signals) - Electoral Rolls: clerk (Windsor, Vic, 1917-1919); farmer (Bunyip North, Vic, 1921-1924); student (Glenferrie, Vic, 1925-1926); clerk (Carlton North, Vic, 1927); civil servant (Kew, Vic, 1928-1967) - Links: AWM

## KNIGHT

* Knight, John - 1916(NSW)-1972(NSW) - Licences: 2TB Sydney (Lakemba, 1935-1939) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 1500, 1935, NSW - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster - Electoral Rolls: student (Lakemba, NSW, 1937)
* Knight, Rupert Keith - 1898(Qld)-1934(Qld) - Licences: 4RK Toowoomba (1926-1927) - Qualifications: cc; Nil identified - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster - Halcyon: not mentioned? - Electoral Rolls: clerk (Toowoomba, 1919); bank clerk (East Toowoomba, 1925-1926); not specified (East Toowoomba, 1928-1932)

## KNOCK

* Knock, Donald Brader "Don" - 1898(Eng)-1966(NSW) - Licences: 1911 Manchester; G6XG London (1924-1926); 2NO Sydney (Cremorne, 1926-1927; Vaucluse, 1927; Kirribilli, 1928; Randwick, 1929); 6NK Wyndham (1930-1931); 2NU Portable Sydney 1935-1939; 5NO Portable Central Australia; 2NO Sydney (Waverley, 1946-1966) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 335, 1927, No. ?? in NSW - early wireless experimenter; amateur operator; amateur broadcaster; broadcast engineer (2MO); radiocommunications engineer; journalist (Wireless Weekly, Radio in ANZ, Radio Monthly, Australian Radio News, Bulletin, Australasian Radio World); military (WW1 - Royal Naval Air Service, WW2 - AIF lieutenant-major) - Electoral Rolls: engineer (Waverley, 1930); radio journalist (Waverley, 1932-1933); radio engineer (Waverley, 1935-1963)

## KNOWLES

* Knowles, Henry Carlisle Maddison - 1901(NSW)-1945(ACT) - Licences: 2LK Sydney (Arncliffe, 1930-1931) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 653, 1930, No. ?? in NSW - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster - Electoral Rolls: pharmacist (Woolahra, 1933; Kingston, ACT, 1935-1943)

## KNYVETT

* Knyvett, Edmund Lawrence - 1912(Vic)-1966(Vic) - Licences: 3LC Melbourne (East Malvern, 1935-1939; Ormond, 1947-1948) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 1540, 1935, Vic - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster; WW2 (Nil yet identified) - Electoral Rolls: banker (Malvern East, Vic, 1934-1937); bank official (Bentleigh, Vic, 1942-1963); bank officer (Hawthorn, Vic, 1967-1972; Burwood, Vic, 1977-1980)

## KOETS

* Koets, Carolus or Charles Gerbrandus - 1890(Netherlands)-1982(Netherlands) - Licences: 2GK Bredalbane (1927) - Qualifications: cc; Nil yet identified - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster - Electoral Rolls: mechanic (Sydney CBD, 1934; Dunedoo, 1935; Newtown, NSW, 1936; Erskinville, NSW, 1937); motor mechanic (Lewisham, NSW, 1937); poultry farmer (Gosford, NSW, 1943); carpenter (Charters Towers, Qld, 1954; Enmore, NSW, 1958); no occupation (North Sydney, NSW, 1958; Annandale, NSW, 1963; Redcliffe, Qld, 1968-1972)

## KOGLIN

* Koglin, Merton Herman - 1894(Tas)-1967(Tas) - Licences: 7MK Hobart (Hobart City, 1939, 1948-1955; Lindisfarne, 1956-1960; South Hobart, 1965) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 2346, 1939, Tas - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster - Electoral Rolls: labourer (Queenstown, Tas, 1919); joiner (Hobart, Tas, 1922; Townsville, Qld, 1925; Glenmore, NSW, 1930; Forest Lodge, NSW, 1931; Toxteth, NSW, 1933-1934; Hobart, Tas, 1936-1943); carpenter (Hobart, Tas, 1949-1954; Lindisfarne, Tas, 1958; Hobart, Tas, 1963)

## KOSSECK

* Kosseck, Edwin Frederick - 1909(Vic)-1989(Vic) - Licences: 3EK Geelong (Belmont, 1930-1933); 3AKE Geelong (Newport, 1947; Belmont, 1948-1980+) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 705, 1930, Vic - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster; WW2 (RAAF, 1939-1948) - Electoral Rolls: gardener (Belmont, Vic, 1931-1937); RAAF (Newport, Vic, 1943); gardener (Belmont, Vic, 1949-1980)

## KRAEGEN

* Kraegen, Carl W. J. "Charles" - 1831?(Germany?)-1871(NT) - Licences: - Qualifications: - employment (Vic Posts & Telegraphs, SA Posts & Telegraphs), telegraph operator (Ballarat, Portland), developed an early system of explosive detonation by battery, tragically died of thirst during the construction of the Overland Telegraph

## KRUGER

* Kruger, Francis Augustine - 1907(Vic)-1992(Vic) - Licences: 3HE Receive Charlton (1922-1923); 3HE Charlton (1924-1925); 3AI Charlton (1935-1939); 3AI Strathmore (1946-1980+) - Qualifications: cc; AOCP 1541, 1935, Vic - amateur operator; amateur broadcaster; WW2 - Electoral Rolls: dental mechanic (Charlton, 1928-1937); cinema operator (Charlton, 1942); executive (Essendon, 1949-1968; Strathmore, 1977-1980)