Dictionary of Sydney

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Electric Telegraph Department

Government department responsible for telegraphic services in the colony. Established under the control of the New South Wales Minister for Land and Public Works in 1857 and transferred to the New South Wales Postmaster General in 1872, becoming fully amalgamated in 1893.

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Formed
1857
Position
1872 - 1876
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