Australia: 1861 - 1988.
Bibliography for Western Australia.


 

Author Title References to telegraph information.
Engineers Australia;
Western Australia Division (2006)
Broome to Java Submarine Telegraph Cable. An excellent review of the 1888 cable laying, usage and finally the closure of the Broome Cable Station.
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).

Forrest, Hon. John (Commissioner of Crown Lands) - 1887.

(Later Sir John and Premier of W.A.).

Geographical Work in Western Australia: 1870 to 1887.

Fabulous description and analysis of exploring Western Australia from 1870 by Warburton, Giles and Forrest himself and (later) by his brother. He raises the implications for all aspects of W.A. development including constructing the telegraph lines.

This article is a MUST READ.

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.

Some web references of the CYCLE EXPRESS stamps are:

1. Coolgardie Cycle Express Co., Kalgoorlie Miner,
6 Sept, 1927.
Excellent description of the activities of the commpany, the stamps issued and used and the closing down by the Postal Authorities.
1. "Coolgardie Cycle Express", Weekly Times, 25 May 1940. Good general review.