"Safety First!"
Children’s Essay | Competition ECENTLY the Australian Broadcasting Company, in association with the Royal Automobile Club of New South Wales, invited essays from children on the meaning of "Safety First," offering a gold medal as first prize. Of the hundreds of essays received, none, perhaps, moved the adjudicators more than that sent in by a small seven-year: old girl, who wrote with her left hand, because the right side of her body was paralysed. 4 She was awarded the gold medal for her excellent attempt, and for her pluck in entering a competition with children in much more favourable circumstances, was given a special prize of one guinea. The presentation ceremony, which was broadcast, took place in the 2FC studio, and the little fair-haired cripple made a short speech of thanks, in which she stated she was going to keep her money until Christmas. ‘
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Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 15, 24 October 1930, Page 11
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145"Safety First!" Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 15, 24 October 1930, Page 11
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