ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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.
