"Broadcast Station Calls With a Past" by William Fenwick, Radio Broadcast, July 1928, page 150. The KLZ call had previously been assigned to a marine radio station aboard the Speedwell, which sank on September 29, 1920, in the Gulf of Mexico during a hurricane.
"New Stations: Special Land Stations", Radio Service Bulletin, August 1, 1921, page 3. The "Z" in 9ZAF's call sign indicated that the station held a Special Amateur license.