1 78 RPM Record: Two sides, total time 7 minutes 27 seconds

1 78 RPM vinyl record entitled 'The 1930 Australian XI'. The record contains speeches by the following individuals commemorating Australia's victory against England in the 1930 Ashes series: Kathryn Madden, W M Woodfull, A F Kippax, C V Grimmett, D G Bradman, T W Wall and S J McCabe. Publisher: His Master's Voice. The record was manufactured by The Gramophone Co. Ltd., Sydney. Side 1 is 4 minutes 10 seconds long and consists of the following speeches: [0:00-0:31] Kathryn Madden, an Australian journalist in England, introduces the record, which was recorded in London prior to the Australian team's return to Australia after the tour had finished. [0:31-1:51] W M Woodfull looks back on the tour and discusses the crowds they played to and the receptions they attended. [1:51-2:58] A F Kippax talks about the spirit of the team during the tour. [2:58-4:10] C V Grimmett talks about his nickname 'Scarlet' and his success during the tour and assistance of his teammates. Side 2 is 3 minutes 17 seconds long and consists of the following speeches: [0:00-1:08] D G Bradman talks about W M Woodfull's captaincy and his performances during the tour. [1:08-2:20] T W Wall talks about J B Hobbs and playing against Hobbs for the last time. [2:20-3:17] S J McCabe ends the record by talking about the team's clothing purchases during the tour.

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