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Mullard Limited was a British manufacturer of electronic components. The Mullard Radio Valve Co. Ltd. of Southfields, London, was founded in 1920 by Captain Stanley R. Mullard, who had previously designed thermionic valves for the Admiralty before becoming managing director of the Z Electric Lamp Co.

The Mullard factory in Blackburn was once the largest manufacturer of valves in Europe, with production peaking in the 1960s. As valves were replaced by transistors, the site began making cathode ray tubes for televisions, then optical disks in the 1980s, before finally closing.
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Electronic Valve - Mullard, Triode, Type PM3, circa 1926 - collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/411962

In the early days of free European settlement in Brisbane, there was no public transport apart from river ferries. The population was very small and the built-up area very compact. Most people walked to their destination. Advertisements for properties for sale usually quoted the walking time, often underestimated, to the city. The first cabs appeared on Brisbane’s rough roads in the early 1860s and by 1864 there were five in operation when Brisbane’s population had grown to around 13,000. Occasionally coaches belonging to companies such as Cobb and Co. were used to convey members of the public to events such as the races on weekends, but this did not meet with universal favour. The first omnibus appeared on our streets in 1863, operating between the town center and Fortitude Valley and later Breakfast Creek. A newspaper columnist describes both the vehicle and the horses in very disparaging terms. He commented that many people preferred walking, even on warm days. Omnibus services south of the river began after the completion of the first permanent Victoria Bridge in 1874 (see my post The Fascinating Story of the First Victoria Bridge). By 1877 there were 5 in operation. In the West End direction, they only ran as far as the Boundary Hotel until William Winterbottom began his services from Hill End in 1878. Source: highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2020/09/05/brisbane...

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