(commenced 1 october 1912) balsillie arrived in adelaide 3 july to undertake preliminaries for the construction of the station. previously in hobart, he had undertaken tests of various types earth systems, but stated that the adelaide system would be conventional. the transmitter site was stated to be rosewater near port adelaide. on 5 july 1912 he proceeded to brisbane and was to return to adelaide subsequently with the raising tackle.