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Telegram - to B Davies

Telecom Australia
1983
Subcollections
Ephemera
Telephones
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
Documents
Themes
People
Material
Paper
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
1983
Primary significance criteria
Social or spiritual significance
Last modified
Thursday, 19 February, 2026
Completeness
94
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Parent records
Australian Telegram
Busselton Historical Society

Busselton Historical Society

Telegram addressed to B Davies

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