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The pedal radio

NOT IN THE TEST This part is worth reading, but the citizenship test never asks about it.

In 1929, Alfred Traegar, from Adelaide, designed the first pedal-powered radio. Users could keep a two-way radio going by pushing the pedals with their feet. Lonely homesteads, remote mission stations and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities all benefited from this invention. The pedal radio helped to establish two great Australian institutions, the Royal Flying Doctor Service and the School of the Air.

From Australian Citizenship: Our Common Bond, the official booklet