Victoria - Colonial: 1854-1900.
Original Documents including Annual Reports.

A large number of original documents are held by the developer which are important to reference to obtain precise details of a wide variety of aspects related to the development of the Telegraph service in Victoria.

The list below provides links to those Reports which have been uploaded to this site to date. If other Reports or Annual Reports for other years are required, please contact me at  apta42@gmail.com.

Annual Reports.

  1. 1856 - Report of the Superintendent of the Electric Telegraph ... for the year ending 31 December 1856.
  2. 1858 - June 30 - Half Yearly Report of the General Superintendent of Electric Telegraph.
    Includes the Fifth Half Report on the Astronomical Observatory.
  3. 1858 - December 31 - Half Yearly Report of the General Superintendent of Electric Telegraph.
  4. 1860 - Report of the General Superintendent of Electric Telegraph .. for the year ending 31st December 1860.
  5. 1860 - Report of the General Superintendent of Electric Telegraph .. for the year ending 31st December 1860:
    Appendix dealing with the problems of laying the Bass Strait cable.
  6. 1867 - 18 February 1868 - Report of the General Superintendent for the year ending 31 December 1867.
  7. 1880 - Report of the Affairs of the Post and Telegraph Department for 1880 - Part 1;
    1880 - Report of the Affairs of the Post and Telegraph Department for 1880 - extracts related to Telegraphs;
    1880 - Report of the Affairs of the Post and Telegraph Department for 1880 - Tables related to Telegraphs.
  8. 1881 - Report of the Affairs of the Post and Telegraph Department for 1881 - extracts related to Telegraphs.
  9. 1890 - Report upon the Affairs of the Post Office and Telegraph Department (with postal related pages omitted).
  10. 1890 - Appendix O - Route of line with Stations.
  11. 1894 - Report Upon the Affairs of the Post Office and Telegraph Department for the year 1894.

Special purpose Reports.

  1. 1858 Telegraph Rates for Victoria;
  2. 1868 (December) - Report on the Determination of the Boundary Line of the Colonies of South Australia and New South Wales by Charles Todd F.R.A.S
  3. 1874 P&T Department - Rules and Regulations (Telegraph Branch).
  4. 1874 P&T Department - Regulations and Schedules relating to Appointment, etc of Sorters, Line-Repairers and Others.