Heading and notes: | Form number E.T. 18 changed to T.G. 56. Heading is POSTMASTER-GENERAL's DEPARTMENT which was later changed to new authorities. |
Message area: | Printed essential aspects of a basic message. |
Reverse side: | Blank. |
Colours (text & form): | Black on various shades - see below. |
Size of form overall: | Various - see below. |
The 1922 Regulations indicating the need to use these dockets are included elsewhere. These regulations also applied to telegrams from outside the Commonwealth.
There was little change in the nature of the regulations over time.
Printed in July 1914. |
AI-AD-3.
15 April 1916 at Melbourne Telegraph Office to advise the Chief of Police of a telegram waiting at the Telegraph Office. Reverse side is blank. Size is 78 × 116 mm.
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Commonwealth period.
Printed in November 1934. |
AB-AD-3A.
Unused telegram advice docket. Characteristics:
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Printed in October 1935. |
AB-AD-3A.
Unused telegram advice docket. Same format as for the above docket but with the advertisement Size is 79 × 107 mm. |
Printed in November 1936. |
AB-DA-3B.
Telegram advice docket used on 2 July 1941. Characteristics:
The 1938 printing has the same advertisement bu the date is "19..." not "193..". |
Printed in July 1947. |
Telegram advice docket used on 21 January 1952 (see AW-DO-10A (48)). Characteristics:
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Printed in August 1952. |
AW-DA-3D.
Unused telegram advice docket. Characteristics:
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Printed in September 1959. |
AW-DA-3Ea.
Unused telegram advice docket. Characteristics:
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Printed in 1971. | AW-DA-3Eb.
Unused telegram advice docket. Characteristics:
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Printed in 1971. |
AA-AD-3F.
Unused telegram advice docket. Characteristics:
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Printed in 1975. |
AA-AD-3G.
Unused telegram advice docket. Printed in the same year as the change from the PMG Department to the Australian Telecommunications Commission. Characteristics:
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Printed in November 1978. |
AT-AD-3H.
Unused telegram advice docket. Characteristics:
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Details of use and rarity.
Form sub-number |
Schedule number | Earliest recorded date | Rarity rating |
(AI)-AD-3 | B.424 / 7.14. - C.7769. | 15 April 1916 at Melbourne | RRR (used) |
AD-3A | Sch. C 1237 - 11/34. | RR (used) | |
Sch. C1449 - 10/1935 | RR (used) | ||
AD-3B | Sch. C.1672 - 11/36 | 2 July 1941. | RR (used) |
Sch. C2238-11/1938 | 31 December 1940. | RR (used) | |
AD-3C | Sch. C.5398 -7/1947-D1600 | 21 January 1952. | RR (used) |
AD-3D | Sch. C.6815 - 8/52 | RR (used) | |
AD-3Ea | Sch. C 8184-9/59 | 27 September 1968 at Chief Telegraph Office Hobart. | RR (used) |
AD-3Eb | Sch. C 6503/71 | 21 June 1972 at Chief Telegraph Office Hobart. | RR (used) |
AD-3F | O/N C. 4097/71 | RR (used) | |
O/N C.4254 / 72 | RR (used) | ||
AD-3G | Sch CT8341 / 75 | RR (used) | |
AD-3H | TX56 (11/78) | 13 August 1984 at Mooroolbark, Qld. | RR (used) |