Alfred Traeger Alfred Traeger Alfred Hermann Traeger, OBE (2 August 1895 – 31 July 1980) was an Australian inventor, chiefly known for the development of the pedal radio. Traeger was born at Glenlee, near Dimboola, Victoria, and raised near Adelaide, South Australia. He was instrumental in the establishment and early success of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia. Traeger had an interest in radio for much of his life. During the 1920s, he was contacted by Rev John Flynn to assist in experiments which were to enable remote families access to medical treatment by using radio equipment. He also suggested the
In Like Flynn (film) In Like Flynn (film) In Like Flynn is an Australian biographical film about the early life of actor Errol Flynn. Based on the story of former Australian war-veteran and actor Errol Flynn, the plot follows the early days of his life, before reaching fame as a celebrity between the 1940s and the 1950s. Before reaching fame, Flynn was an adventurous Australian bloke who gambled and explored the outback, before going off to fight in the Pacific War in the early 1940s. After retrieving a map from a dead gold prospector, Errol Flynn believes it will lead him to gold in