The Rose of Tasmania
The Rose of Tasmania was the name given to Katie Jennings, one of the first ABC women broadcasters, by one of her radio fans. Katie contributed to the National Womens Session which went to air twice weekly from Hobart between the years 1945 and 1948. Whenever you come on the air, I throw a rose and a kiss to the south wrote a male listener from Sydney. These broadcasts provide an insight into post war domestic life and into the social context of the period between the wars. Katie regaled her listeners with stories of her Edwardian childhood, tales of her travels in Canada, and her experiences as a young mother and wife in suburban Hobart. She had a free-flowing style with a distinct ability to describe, often humorously, whatever caught her eye, plus an uncanny ability to recall the past in detail. She was able to capture the essence of the shopping expedition, the bus ride, the conversation overheard in the hairdresser, and her many encounters in the course of everyday life. She thus had enormous appeal for her listeners who were able to identify whole-heartedly with her many adventures.
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