About KBE

History of KBE
Brands of the 1970's
Television & Radio FAQ
History of Television
South Australian Television Links
Photos

 

History of KBE

Keith BowdenKeith Bowden Electrical was established by Keith & Heather Bowden in May 1965. While Keith passed away in 1998, Heather Bowden is still active in the business with two of their sons Graeme and Trevor. Keith Bowden Electrical employs approximately 45 staff and has 4 trucks on the road delivering to most of Adelaide every day.

The first shop was located at South Rd St Marys next to Roger's bike shop close to the corner of Merriton Ave. We quickly outgrew that shop and moved to the shop most people remember as Keiths little shop on South Rd at 1155 South Rd. When Colour TV first came to South Australia we set up a Sound Shop 3 doors down from our main shop dedicated to Colour TV and Radiograms. In 1977 we moved to our current location 1133 South Rd.

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Brands of the 1970's

Brands of the 70s - AWA   AWA

Brands of the 70s - BONaire		   Bonaire

Brands of the 70s - Copal		   Copal

Brands of the 70s - HMV		   HMV

Brands of the 70s - Kriesler		   Kriesler

Brands of the 70s - National		   National

Brands of the 70s - PYE		   PYE

Brands of the 70s - Panacolour		   Panacolour
  Keith Bowden
Electrical
1970's Logo


Television and Radio FAQ

In what year was television introduced to Australia?
New South Wales   1956
Victoria   1959
Queensland   1959
South Australia   1959
Western Australia   1959
Tasmania   1960
Australian Capital Territory   1962
Northern Territory   1971


Who was the first person to be seen live on Australian television?
Bruce Gyngell, who was seen on the first official TV broadcast, TCN Sydney, on 16th September 1956. The words he spoke were "Good evening and welcome to television". (Source: Screensound)   Bruce Gyngell






History of Television
Australia has a long and rich history of telelvision production and broadcasting. The links below will direct you to online resources dedicated to this history.

History of Australian Television
Free Television Australia
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Australian Radio & Television
History Links

Historical Radio Society of Australia
Members of the HRSA come from all walks of life, but are united by a common interest in radio. There are a number of informal "special interest" groups within the organisation, concentrating on particular facets of the hobby.
Some of these are:  
Radio receiver collecting - especially Australian makes , Wooden cabinet restoration, Bakelite cabinet restoration, Amateur radio
Test equipment, Crystal sets, Valve collecting, Early television, Commercial radio equipment, History of Australian broadcasting
Sound equipment, Aviation radio, Radio history, Military radio systems
 
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Photos

First shop
The first shop was located at South Road St Marys, next to Rogers bike shop, close to the corner of Merriton Ave.
 

Product Training in 1967
Product training in 1967.
 

keiths little shop
We quickly outgrew that shop and moved to the shop most people remember as "Keith's little shop" on South Rd. When colour TV first came to South Australia we set up a "Sound Shop" 3 doors down from our main shop, dedicated to colour TV and radiograms.
 

KBE video section 1977
KBE audio video section in 1977. Note the "floor grams" with separate top load tape decks and "National" brand promoted by ABBA.
 

1133 South Road St Marys
In 1977 we moved to our current location at 1133 South Road.

 

Healings Test Cricket Scoreboard, Hindmarsh Square
Healings Test Cricket score board in Hindmarsh Square, Adelaide, during the 1933 Test Match.

 

Alick Radar Clarkes Office
Alick (Radar) Clarkes office as Manager of the Healing Radio Division both for Golden Receivers and general accessories. Circa 1946.
 

AG Healing Executives
Executives of AG Healing circa 1946.

 

AG Healing trade showroom
AG Healing "trade" showroom for Healing "Golden Voice" radios including amplifiers and wire recorders. (Next to Alick Clarkes office late 1940s early 1950s.)

 

AG Healings Number 1 Dealer, Harold L Tucker
Harold L Tucker of Pt August, South Australia. AG Healing's Adelaide Number 1 Country Dealer 1933.

 

AG Healings Technician Lou McGrath
AG Healings TV Technician Lou McGrath, who later came to work at Keith Bowden Electrical. Circa 1950s.

Sanyo Reel to Reel Tape Recorder (image scanned from Australian Readers Digest September 1968)
Sanyo Reel to Reel Tape Recorder (image scanned from Australian Readers Digest September 1968)
Philips Audio Cassette (Image Scanned from Australian Readers Digest September 1968)
Philips Audio Cassette (Image Scanned from Australian Readers Digest September 1968)
Sharp Reel to Reel Tape Recorder (image scanned from Australian Readers Digest December 1966) Sharp Multi Band Radio (image scanned from Australian Readers Digest December 1966)
Sharp Reel to Reel Tape Recorder and Sharp Multi Band Radio (image scanned from Australian Readers Digest December 1966)
HMV Black & White TV (image scanned from Australian Readers Digest December 1966)
HMV Black & White TV (image scanned from Australian Readers Digest December 1966)
Thorn Atlas "Whitegoods & Browngoods" (image scanned from Australian Readers Digest December 1966)
Thorn Atlas "Whitegoods & Browngoods" (image scanned from Australian Readers Digest December 1966)
PMG Phone Advert 1967
PMG Phone Advert 1967
AKAI Reel to Reel Tape recorder 1967
AKAI Reel to Reel Tape recorder 1967
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