Name: | NST (New System Telephones) Pty Ltd,; (Hollingsworth) Melbourne (AUS) |
Abbreviation: | nst |
Products: | Model types |
Summary: |
New System Telephones Pty. Ltd. New South Wales -Sydney Victoria - Melbourne
South Australia - Adelaide Incorporated in Sydney on 10 November 1920 and was associated with Telephone Rentals Ltd. and Telephone Manufacturing Company Ltd. of London. They established branches in Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide. New System Telephones Pty Ltd manufactured radios under New System T.M.C. and Hollingsworth brands. They also imported, manufactured, and installed telephone equipment. The company started selling and installing British-made telephone equipment in Sydney and Melbourne in 1920. By June 1923 they had more than 170,000 telephone users. |
Founded: | 1920 |
Production: | 1923 - 1936 |
History: |
They manufactured and sold radios from 1923. They named their first production radios New System T.M.C. with the “T.M.C” meaning “TrueMusicC”. From 1932 they marketed the Hollingsworth brand. On 30 November 1934, the company merged with Electricity Meter Manufacturing Co. Ltd (EMMCO), and the name was changed to Electricity Meter and Allied Industries Limited, (EMAIL) but the radios manufactured were still branded T.M.C. and later, Hollingsworth. The company supplied the radio equipment for Charles Kingsford- Smith’s trans-Atlantic flight in his aircraft the “Southern Cross” in 1929. The short wave receiver fitted for the trans-Pacific flight of the "Southern Cross" in 1928 was an American-made Heintz and Kaufman unit. This was replaced in 1929 by a locally made unit by James Manufacturing Company, in conjunction with New Systems Telephones, Burgess Batteries, and Osram valves. |
This manufacturer was suggested by Stuart Irwin.
Country | Year | Name | 1st Tube | Notes |
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AUS | 34 | Hollingsworth 841 | 6C6 | Bands: 16-40 metres, 35-80 metres and BC. Double conversion on S.W. |
AUS | 34 | Hollingsworth 645 | ||
AUS | 34 | Hollingsworth 642B | 32 | |
AUS | 34 | Hollingsworth 546B | 1A6 | As standard this model was supplied with a 6 volt battery to allow interchangeability with... |
AUS | 30 | 48 [Console] | Advertised in “The News” (SA), September 15, 1930. | |
AUS | 30 | 48 [Table] | Advertised in “The News” (SA), September 15, 1930. | |
AUS | 32/33 | 324 Console | Sold for Aus£25/- in 1932/33. | |
AUS | 32 | Hollingsworth 524 | ||
AUS | 24 | New System T.M.C. [4 Valve set No. 4.] | This radio was advertised in the Wireless Institute of Australia (Vic) Souvenir Program, M... | |
AUS | 31 | New System 54 | Newspaper article states this is a 3 valve, all electric radiogram with push pull audio. | |
AUS | 27 | New System 5 | Advertised for AUS £ 49/10/- in May 1927. | |
AUS | 31 | New System 67 | Newspaper article states this is a 6 valve, all electric radio with push pull audio. |
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