I am Robert V. J. Padula, OAM, of Mont Albert, Victoria, Australia. I was one of the
first Victorian War Babies of the Second World War, having been born on September 6, 1939,
in Melbourne. On September 3, 1939, Britain
and France declared war on Germany. Neville Chamberlain broadcast the announcement that
the country was at war.
The author is
a Chartered Professional Engineer, providing specialized
consultancy services in International Broadcasting Engineering.
He is a graduate of the Royal Melbourne
Institute of Technology and holds the rank of Member, Institution of Engineers Australia.
He is a recipient of the Medal of
the Order of Australia (OAM) for Services to Shortwave Radio, and was employed by the
PMG's Dept/ATC/Telecom Australia from 1956 until 1997.
He also worked in
the Radio Australia Transmission Planning Group (Melbourne) between 1970 and
1990.
He has been actively involved
in bushwalking since 1954, and regularly undertakes short walks around Greater Melbourne
and nearer country areas.
His passion for
digital photography, 4WDing along unmade roads, the exploration of parks, reserves,
sanctuaries, coasts and mountains, support his interests in the research of
Victoria's history
