The Queensland Narrating Service was formed in 1968 as an ‘Auxiliary for the Blind’ with its purpose of creating audio books. It was established from a bylaw of the Queensland Tape Recordists Association (QTRA), in November 1967 as a social club for those interested in tape recording as a hobby. Many members were associated with radio broadcasting. The first project was completed in June 1968 for the ‘Narbethong School for Visually Handicapped Children’.

In May 1969 the name was changed to ‘Auxiliary for the Handicapped’. The Inaugural Meeting of QTRA Auxiliary for the Handicapped was held on 13 May 1969. 18 people attended. QTRA presented a donation of $20 to the Auxiliary. $30 was collected from immediate donations. The recordings were to be made on open-reel recorders. The users were students of Narbethong, a number of vision impaired students at tertiary institutions; and other blind or disabled people and elderly partially-sighted people.

 

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