Oswald Francis Mingay

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]
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References
  1. http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mingay-oswald-francis-ossie-11135
  2. https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/150970094
  3. https://ses.library.usyd.edu.au/handle/2123/8923
  4. http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/library/prspub/4333672/upload_binary/4333672.pdf
  6. https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1583378
  7. https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1547101
  8. https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/35861994
  9. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/result?q=&l-publictag=Oswald+Francis+Mingay&sortby=dateAsc
  10. https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/8967161?q&versionId=10382107
  11. https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/8937491
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