I have a copy of the Australian Radio Almanac that I bought when it was published by The Age and Keith Winslet Publications. Trove estimates 1967, although it could be 1968. It was probably a one-off publication.
It is a small, slim booklet with a national map of station locations, lists of radio stations, and other features of interest to radio fans.
The highlight, though, is Voices of Australian Radio, 30 pages of thumbnail photos and brief written notes about Australian announcers on commercial radio and the ABC.
The coverage of stations is uneven. Melbourne's high-rating 3UZ has 0 notes and 3 photos, while 2GB Sydney covers 4 pages, with some quite detailed notes. Even regional station 3SH Swan Hill has 6 notes and 6 photos each.
Perhaps it depended on material supplied by the stations and some were more interested than others, or perhaps there was a subscription plan.
Physical
copies of the book are held by five Australian libraries: go to Trove and click on Borrow (5).
As a sample, here are the cover and the pages for Victoria.
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