Editing History of broadcasting (section)

==== Formative years ====
Australian [[Amateur radio operator|radio hams]] can be traced to the early 1900s. The 1905 ''Wireless Telegraphy Act''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/C2004C07914|title=Wireless Telegraphy Act 190|website=Australian Federal Register of Legislation}}</ref> whilst acknowledging the existence of wireless telegraphy, brought all broadcasting matters in Australia under the control of the Federal Government.<ref name="Australia, R.R. Walker 1973">{{cite book|first=R.R.|last=Walker|year=1973|title=The Magic Spark – 50 Years of Radio in Australia|location=Melbourne|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/BOOKSHELF-ARH/History/The-Magic-Spark-1973-Walker.pdf|isbn=0725601167}}</ref> In 1906, the first official [[Morse code]] transmission in Australia was by the [[Marconi Company]] between [[Queenscliff, Victoria]] and [[Devonport, Tasmania]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://insidestory.org.au/when-marconis-magic-came-to-queenscliff/ | title=When Marconi's magic came to Queenscliff… • Inside Story | date=12 August 2010 }}</ref>