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Busselton Historical Society > Records

Telegram - to B Davies

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Telecom Australia

1983

Subcollections

Overview

Pale yellow slip of paper with green official text letterhead. Black text for typed message. A black office date stamp at top right hand corner.

Historical information

A telegram was a message sent over long distances via an electrical telegraph system, serving as the primary, near-instantaneous method of communication before telephones and the internet. Messages were transmitted using Morse code by operators and then transcribed onto paper for delivery, usually charged by the word.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2026.068

Item type

Themes

Material

Width

200 mm

Height or length

125 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Telecom Australia. TELEGRAM. TX42. O/N C46397/74-L
Office Date Stamp: Busselton WA 6280. 21 October 1983

Perth 10 846A
Bobbie Davies, 32 Dorset Street, Busselton, WA.

OK FOR CAMPING. JAN

9 5A TA

Keywords

Telecommunications

Busselton Post Office

Post & Telegraph

Year

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Last modified

Thursday, 19 February, 2026

Completeness

94

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Australian Telegram

Busselton Historical Society

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