13a
["The Overdue S.S. Waratah", The West Australian, Monday 09 August 1909, page 5]
THE OVERDUE S.S. WARATAH.
VESSEL STILL MISSING.
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WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.
London, August 7.
The uncertainty regarding the fate of the s.s. Waratah provides the underwriters with a fresh argument in favour of making it compulsory that all ocean liners shall carry wireless telegraphic apparatus. A Bill now before the United States Congress requires, under a heavy penalty, that all ocean steamers carrying 50 or more passengers shall be equipped with apparatus for transmitting wireless messages. Mr. Winston Churchill, President of the Board of Trade, is considering the advisableness of introducing similar legislation in Great Britain.
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13b["'Wireless' Equipment", The Argus (Melbourne), Friday 10 September 1909, page 5]
"WIRELESS" EQUIPMENT.
NO COMPULSORY EQUIPMENT.
London, Sept. 8.
The uncertainty as to the fate of the Waratah has led to the suggestion that an act be passed requiring the owners of all passenger vessels to equip them with wireless installations. A question on that subject was asked of Mr. Winston Churchill, President of the Board of Trade, in the House of Commons yesterday. The Minister, in reply, said that he did not think that the time had come when the provision of wireless telegraphy should be made obligatory on passenger vessels, though he would be glad if it were more widely used.
notes:
07 sep 1909: regarding mandatory wireless, Churchill says 'not yet'