| Author | Title | References to telegraph information. |
| Kimberly, Warren Bert | History of West Australia: Chapter 21: The Goldfields. | Excellent and detailed review of the ways the goldfields in Western Australia were discovered, developed and (in some cases) closed. Good detail of quantities extracted. |
| Pope, B. (ed) The Western Australia Study Group (1979) | Western Australia: The Stamps and Postal History. | Comprehensive descriptions of the subjects in the title.
Telegraph references are brief but see especially the entries on the Telegraph Stamps and the Embossed Telegraph form (p. 256-259) and the date stamps (p.141, 143 and 151). |
| Goulder, R & J. (2002) | Western Australia: Postal Markings Compendium 2002 with Rariety Guide. | Excellent 50 page listing A-Z of the types of postmarks issued by each post office in Western Australia. Telegraph date stamps are listed as relevant. Best to refer to the most recent edition. Also has a good review of the development of postmark formats under various contracts. |
| Stewart, John (2006) reproduced by ABC South-west WA | Balbarrup Postal Services | An excellent, brief and insightful account of the way some country postal services operated in the second half of the 1800s. |
| William, Dom | Goveror Weld pushed the Telegraph. | Excellent and succinct review of the early developments in Western Australia's telegraphic history published in the West Australian of 4 December 1954. |