much was made then (and still is) of the 13 august 1919 demonstration of wireless telephony by ernest fisk (later sir ernest) of awa – amalgamated wireless. "at a lecture on wireless communication before the industrial section of the royal society on wednesday night, mr. e. t. fisk gave a remarkable demonstration of wireless telephony with the aid of an apparatus designed and manufactured in sydney by the amalgamated wireless company. a gramophone was played into a wireless telephone transmitter at the company's works in clarence street, and the music was received on a few wires strung along the wall in the royal society's lecture-room in elizabeth street. the music was clearly audible in all parts of the hall. the lecture was suitably closed with the audience standing while the national anthem was played by wireless telephone."</ref>