n ham , ▁an ▁announ cer ▁and ▁news reader ▁with ▁the ▁local ▁ABC ▁radio ▁station ▁ 2 CO , ▁being ▁unable ▁to ▁get ▁a ▁phone ▁line ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁from ▁the ▁Al bury ▁manual ▁tele phone ▁exchange , ▁r ushed ▁to ▁the ▁radio ▁studio ▁in ▁the ▁Al bury ▁Post ▁Office ▁building ▁to ▁phone ▁the ▁ABC ▁in ▁Melbourne ▁and ▁tell ▁them ▁what ▁was ▁happening . ▁On ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁studio , ▁New n ham ▁de vised ▁a ▁des perate ▁rescue ▁plan . ▁Regin ald ▁Turner , ▁District ▁Post al ▁Ins pect or ▁based ▁at ▁the ▁Al bury ▁Post ▁Office , ▁saw ▁the ▁" U iver " ▁turn ▁and ▁head ▁off ▁in ▁a ▁south - e aster ly ▁direction ▁towards ▁the ▁mountains , ▁and ▁fear ing ▁for ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁those ▁on ▁board , ▁set ▁off ▁for ▁the ▁Post ▁Office ▁to ▁phone ▁and ▁inform ▁race ▁headquarters . ▁All ▁three ▁men ▁acted ▁independently . ▁ ▁Fl ight ▁Lieutenant ▁Walter ▁Arm strong , ▁at ▁race ▁headquarters ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁floor ▁of ▁the ▁tower ▁of ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁Town ▁Hall , ▁ad vised ▁M ott ▁to ▁use ▁a ▁light ▁to ▁flash ▁the ▁letters ▁of ▁the ▁word ▁AL B UR Y ▁in ▁Mor se ▁code ▁to ▁let ▁the ▁pil ots ▁know ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁located . ▁M ott ▁reck oned ▁that ▁flash ing ▁the ▁whole ▁town ' s ▁lights ▁was ▁better ▁than ▁flash ing ▁just ▁one , ▁so ▁he ▁ph oned ▁municipal ▁elect rical ▁engineer ▁L yle ▁Ferr is ▁and ▁arranged ▁to ▁meet ▁him ▁at ▁the ▁Al bury ▁Post