Radio 2FC

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Organisation	Radio 2FC
Other Names	Farmer and Company
Address	Pitt Street NSW Australia
First Date	10 September 1923
Place of Origin	Sydney
Last Date	1936
Functions	Presenting Company, Production Company
Notes	Although issued with Broadcast Licence 1, was second to air behind 2SB (2BL). Became and A Class station and was taken over by ABCo. in 1929. Local production control continued until 1936 when ABC Federal infrastructure established.
Related Organisations	Is related to A. B. C. Players, 1931 Is related to Australian Broadcasting Commission Concert Department, 1983 Is related to Australian Broadcasting Company, 1929 - 1932 Is related to Farmer's Ltd.
Events	Date Contributor Organisation Venue
	Bess of the Barn, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 26 August 1934 A Glass of Sherry, ABC Radio, Sydney - Market Street Studios, Sydney, NSW, 4 May 1933 The Hundredth Chance, ABC Radio, Sydney - Market Street Studios, Sydney, NSW, 8 April 1933 The Emperor Jones, ABC Radio, Sydney - Market Street Studios, Sydney, NSW, 26 February 1933 One Night, ABC Radio, Sydney - Market Street Studios, Sydney, NSW, 4 May 1932 The Man Who Stayed at Home, Radio 2FC Little Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 26 March 1931 Omar Tells a Tale: An Oriental mosaic In sound, Radio 2FC Little Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 3 April 1930 The Tomb of Osiris, Radio 2FC Little Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 21 November 1929 A Southern Maid (live broadcast), Her Majesty's Theatre (1887-1933), Sydney, NSW, 9 January 1924
	Australian Broadcasting Company One Night, ABC Radio, Sydney - Market Street Studios, Sydney, NSW, 4 May 1932 The Man Who Stayed at Home, Radio 2FC Little Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 26 March 1931 Omar Tells a Tale: An Oriental mosaic In sound, Radio 2FC Little Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 3 April 1930 The Tomb of Osiris, Radio 2FC Little Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 21 November 1929 Australian Broadcasting Commission Concert Department Bess of the Barn, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 26 August 1934 The Hundredth Chance, ABC Radio, Sydney - Market Street Studios, Sydney, NSW, 8 April 1933 A. B. C. Players The Man Who Stayed at Home, Radio 2FC Little Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 26 March 1931 ABC Studio Orchestra Omar Tells a Tale: An Oriental mosaic In sound, Radio 2FC Little Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 3 April 1930 Australian Broadcasting Commission, Sydney A Glass of Sherry, ABC Radio, Sydney - Market Street Studios, Sydney, NSW, 4 May 1933 J C Williamson Limited (1910-1979) A Southern Maid (live broadcast), Her Majesty's Theatre (1887-1933), Sydney, NSW, 9 January 1924 Royal Comic Opera Company A Southern Maid (live broadcast), Her Majesty's Theatre (1887-1933), Sydney, NSW, 9 January 1924 The University of Sydney, Dramatic Society (SUDS) The Tomb of Osiris, Radio 2FC Little Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 21 November 1929
	ABC Radio, Sydney - Market Street Studios, Sydney, NSW A Glass of Sherry, 4 May 1933 The Hundredth Chance, 8 April 1933 The Emperor Jones, 26 February 1933 One Night, 4 May 1932 Radio 2FC Little Theatre, Sydney, NSW The Man Who Stayed at Home, 26 March 1931 Omar Tells a Tale: An Oriental mosaic In sound, 3 April 1930 The Tomb of Osiris, 21 November 1929 ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW Bess of the Barn, 26 August 1934 Her Majesty's Theatre (1887-1933), Sydney, NSW A Southern Maid (live broadcast), 9 January 1924
	Bernard Cronin - Adaptor, Scriptwriter A Glass of Sherry, ABC Radio, Sydney - Market Street Studios, Sydney, NSW, 4 May 1933 The Hundredth Chance, ABC Radio, Sydney - Market Street Studios, Sydney, NSW, 8 April 1933 One Night, ABC Radio, Sydney - Market Street Studios, Sydney, NSW, 4 May 1932 Laurence Halbert - Producer The Man Who Stayed at Home, Radio 2FC Little Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 26 March 1931 The Tomb of Osiris, Radio 2FC Little Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 21 November 1929 May Hollinworth - Actor The Man Who Stayed at Home, Radio 2FC Little Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 26 March 1931 The Tomb of Osiris, Radio 2FC Little Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 21 November 1929 John Pickard - Actor, Playwright The Man Who Stayed at Home, Radio 2FC Little Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 26 March 1931 The Tomb of Osiris, Radio 2FC Little Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 21 November 1929 Ronald Andrews - Actor The Tomb of Osiris, Radio 2FC Little Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 21 November 1929 Marjorie Annan - Actor The Tomb of Osiris, Radio 2FC Little Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 21 November 1929 Oscar Asche - Producer A Southern Maid (live broadcast), Her Majesty's Theatre (1887-1933), Sydney, NSW, 9 January 1924 Edmund Barclay - Scriptwriter Bess of the Barn, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 26 August 1934 Dion Clayton Calthrop - Librettist A Southern Maid (live broadcast), Her Majesty's Theatre (1887-1933), Sydney, NSW, 9 January 1924 Robert Chisholm - Performer A Southern Maid (live broadcast), Her Majesty's Theatre (1887-1933), Sydney, NSW, 9 January 1924 Fred Coape - Performer A Southern Maid (live broadcast), Her Majesty's Theatre (1887-1933), Sydney, NSW, 9 January 1924 James J Donnelly - Actor Omar Tells a Tale: An Oriental mosaic In sound, Radio 2FC Little Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 3 April 1930 John Forde - Performer A Southern Maid (live broadcast), Her Majesty's Theatre (1887-1933), Sydney, NSW, 9 January 1924 Harold Fraser-Simson - Composer A Southern Maid (live broadcast), Her Majesty's Theatre (1887-1933), Sydney, NSW, 9 January 1924 Douglas Furber - Lyricist A Southern Maid (live broadcast), Her Majesty's Theatre (1887-1933), Sydney, NSW, 9 January 1924 Brunton Gibb - Actor Omar Tells a Tale: An Oriental mosaic In sound, Radio 2FC Little Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 3 April 1930 Bert Gilbert - Actor Omar Tells a Tale: An Oriental mosaic In sound, Radio 2FC Little Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 3 April 1930 Harry Graham - Lyricist A Southern Maid (live broadcast), Her Majesty's Theatre (1887-1933), Sydney, NSW, 9 January 1924 Clarice Hardwicke - Performer A Southern Maid (live broadcast), Her Majesty's Theatre (1887-1933), Sydney, NSW, 9 January 1924 Herbert Leigh - Actor The Man Who Stayed at Home, Radio 2FC Little Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 26 March 1931 Andrew MacCunn - Musical Director A Southern Maid (live broadcast), Her Majesty's Theatre (1887-1933), Sydney, NSW, 9 January 1924 Duncan MacDougall - Actor The Emperor Jones, ABC Radio, Sydney - Market Street Studios, Sydney, NSW, 26 February 1933 Walter Martin - Actor Omar Tells a Tale: An Oriental mosaic In sound, Radio 2FC Little Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 3 April 1930 Phyllis McGrath - Actor The Man Who Stayed at Home, Radio 2FC Little Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 26 March 1931 Gladys Moncrieff - Performer A Southern Maid (live broadcast), Her Majesty's Theatre (1887-1933), Sydney, NSW, 9 January 1924 Alice Parkes - Choreographer A Southern Maid (live broadcast), Her Majesty's Theatre (1887-1933), Sydney, NSW, 9 January 1924 William Perryman - Performer A Southern Maid (live broadcast), Her Majesty's Theatre (1887-1933), Sydney, NSW, 9 January 1924 Ellis Price - Actor The Man Who Stayed at Home, Radio 2FC Little Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 26 March 1931 Reginald Purdell - Performer A Southern Maid (live broadcast), Her Majesty's Theatre (1887-1933), Sydney, NSW, 9 January 1924 E J Roberts - Musical Director Omar Tells a Tale: An Oriental mosaic In sound, Radio 2FC Little Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 3 April 1930 Adrian Ross - Lyricist A Southern Maid (live broadcast), Her Majesty's Theatre (1887-1933), Sydney, NSW, 9 January 1924 Mimi Spaull - Actor The Tomb of Osiris, Radio 2FC Little Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 21 November 1929 Nancye Stewart - Actor The Man Who Stayed at Home, Radio 2FC Little Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 26 March 1931 Arthur Stigant - Performer A Southern Maid (live broadcast), Her Majesty's Theatre (1887-1933), Sydney, NSW, 9 January 1924 J E Harold Terry - Playwright The Man Who Stayed at Home, Radio 2FC Little Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 26 March 1931 Wilfred Thomas - Scriptwriter Omar Tells a Tale: An Oriental mosaic In sound, Radio 2FC Little Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 3 April 1930 Lechmere Worrall - Playwright The Man Who Stayed at Home, Radio 2FC Little Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 26 March 1931
Resources	Article: Broadcasting Age in Sydney. In Line With World's Best, Evening News, 8 January 1924, 10 Article: Improved Radio. 2FC's New Studio, Western Age, 26 April 1928, 3 Article: This is What's Wrong With the A.B.C., Smith's Weekly, 14 February 1948, 5 Photograph: Radio 2FC, 2FC: studio with Lawrence Halbert and Ewart Chapple, May 1928
Organisation Identifier	36271

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