Overland Telegraph documents

Overland Telegraph Line: 1865 -1875.
Original Documents for Planning and Construction.

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Australia 1901-1988
New South Wales
Queensland
- Overview of Qld
  - General developments
  - Reports
- Telegraph lines
- Telegraph offices
  - Listing of TOs
  - GPO & CTO
- Date stamps
- Forms
- Envelopes
  - Ordinary rate
  - Urgent rate
- Rates
- Stamps
South Australia
- Overview of SA
  - General Developments
  - Reports
- Telegraph lines
- Telegraph Offices
- Date stamps
  - Overview
  - Central Office date stamps
- Forms
  - Colonial period
  - Interim period - all
- Envelopes
- Rates
- Stamps
Tasmania
- Overview of Tasmania
  - General developments
  - Reports
- Organisation
- Telegraph lines
  - Overview of lines
  - Cable to Vic
- Telegraph Offices
  - Listing of TOs
  - GPO & CTO
- Date stamps
- Railway lines
- Forms
  - Colonial forms - all
  - Interim forms - all
- Envelopes
- Rates
- Stamps
Victoria
- Overview of Vic.
  - General developments
  - Reports
- Telegraph lines
- Telegraph offices
  - Listing of TOs
  - GPO & CTO
- Date stamps
- Forms
- Envelopes
  - Colonial period
  - Interim period
- Rates
- Stamps
  - Telegraph stamps
  - Postage stamps
- Ephemera
  - Frank stamps
Western Australia
- Overview of WA
  - General Developments
  - Reports
- Telegraph lines
- Telegraph Offices
  - Listing of TOs
  - GPO & CTO
- Date stamps
- Forms
  - Colonial period - all
  - Interim period - all
- Envelopes
- Rates
- Stamps
  - Telegraph stamps
  - Postage stamps
International
Special aspects

A large number of original documents are held by the developer which are important to reference to get precise details of a wide variety of aspects related to the development of the planning and construction of the Overland Telegraph Line.

The list below provides links to those Reports which have been uploaded to the site so far. If other Reports are required, please contact me.

Reports preceeding construction.

Reports related to the South Australian and Queensland rivalry.

1871 - Overland Telegraph Lines in Queensland and South Australia (Correspondence relating to).
Letters from Thos L. Murray-Prior and W. J. Cracknell.

Reports during construction.

Reports following completion.

1873 (1 January) Adelaide and Port Darwin Telegraph: Report by C. Todd on the Construction and Completion.