Luxury three-in-one showcase home entertainment unit featuring a 21-inch black-and-white television receiver, AM radio, record player, clock and a microphone.

Purpose-built broadcasting device produced by ABC engineers at Adelaide radio station 5DN, enabling station journalists to report directly ‘in the field’.

Australian-made six transistor ‘pocket’ radio, manufactured in Newtown, Sydney.

American-made Zenith portable transistor radios were among the most popular of their era, their rise coinciding with the birth of rock’n’roll.

The first transistor radios were released in 1954, and became increasingly popular in the 1960s as people enjoyed the convenience of listening to these lighter and more affordable portable radios e

In this cinema advertisement, radio host Bob Dyer introduces a new table model radio manufactured by Kriesler.

Amalgamated Wireless Australasia (AWA) Ltd was the largest radio manufacturer in Australia.

In 1949, His Master’s Voice (HMV) released the ‘Little Nipper’ table radio.

There were several updates to the design, with the 64-52 model manufactured 1957-59.

Console radios were the largest and most expensive model available, often occupying prime position in the best room of the house.

Car radios only became technologically viable in the mid-1930s. But their rapid adoption by drivers demonstrated the demand for radio on the road.