Philips – historic ephemera

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The Bulletin 19-4-1923
Het Shouwvenster – Queen Wilhelmina in front of a Philips microphone 10-6-1927
Philips advertisement – Sydney Morning Herald 1932
Cheap lamps are dear 1-10-1931
They steer by ear -Sydney Morning Herald – 10-8-1945
Postcard Philips 60 years – 15-5-1951
First Philips advertisement in the Dutch Australian Weekly – 2-11-1951
Advertisement 7-1-1988
LP cover Philips Music – 1950
Philips neon sign Kings Cross Sydney

Philips factory in Newcastle produced almost all Australia’s electric lamps for 70 years

Frans Leddy reorganised Philips Australasia

Turning Adversity into Opportunity: Philips in Australia, 1945-1980

European Integration and Australian Manufacturing Industry

History of the manufacturer Philips Australia

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