Australia: 1854-1988.
Index - C.


 

Topic Relevant Location Description.
Cable & Wireless International Overseas Cable Company.
Cables General Structure of a telegraphic cable.
  General Gutta percha for covering.
  Tasmania Overview of the 1859 - 1909 Tasmanian-Victoria cables.
    Image of the Tasmanian cable.
  NSW - NZ 1876 cable La Perouse (NSW) - Titahi (New Zealand).
  Western Australia The Java-Roebuck Bay cable.
    Glenelg - Fremantle - Cocos Island - Durban cable.
Cable rates Colonies & Australia 1872 - 1953+
Cable ships Australia/New Zealand
Pacific & Indian oceans
Cable ships with duties related to laying and repairing cables in, to and within Australia.
Cable subsidies Colonial  
Cain, John Premier of Victoria 1985 Telegram
Camels Western Australia 300 camels at Dioroite King en route to Coolgardie.
Canons for notifying time Australia  
Cards (delivery) Australia Non-attendance actions with 1948 form.
Censorship Australia Introduction at the beginning of World War 2.
  Australia Use of "Passed by Censor" hand stamp on telegrams.
Chess - by telegraph South Australia Game played over the telegraph lines -
Port Adelaide Vs Moonta.
    Game between Narridy and Clare Chess Clubs in 1880.
  NSW & Queensland Inter-Colonial "State of Origin" Chess Match - Jan 1872.
  NSW & S.A. Preparations for the Inter-colonial match 1874.
  NSW & Victoria The Annual inter-colonial match - 7 each side.
Result: NSW 3; Victoria: 1; Draw: 3.
  Victoria Game between Station Masters at Mount Gambier and Castlemaine.
  Western Australia Chess club formed at Roebourne.
Chifley, Ben Australia 1947 telegram from Chifley (former Prime Minister).
Children's books May Gibbs Childhood home at Harvey, WA.
Chinese involvement. Western Australia A bigoted, racial view (in 1882) of Chinese involvement with the telegraph in China.
Circumlocuation Office Colac, Victoria The Office perhaps trying to find a Post and Telegraph Office manager.
Coastal Radio Stations AWA/PMG  
Coat of Arms Australia 1908 and 1912 designs and their meaning.
    Coat of Arms design on stamps for payment of charges.
Cobb & Co. Queensland Stage coach at Eulo,
  South Australia Suspicious dealings with the SA Government.
Cockatoos General The great Australian bird who loved telegraph lines.
  Western Australia Damage to lines near Marble Bar.
  Victoria Standards of Cockatoos for telegraph poles.
Coffee Oxford, England Drinking coffee
Coles, G. J. (retailer) Victoria St James was the birthplace.
Collar stamps   Advertising services of a company.
Collect telegrams Australia Concept, regulations and forms.
Cook, Joseph Australia 1914 (?) telegram to Premier of W.A. informing him of the outbreak of WW1.
Coolgardie Western Australia Strike by Telegraph Operators in November 1895.
Coolgardie Cycle Express Western Australia A private company providing a special service to the goldfields around Coolgardie and beyond.
Correction to a message Australia - AWA Correction notice issued for a Beam message.
  Australia - OTC Correction notice issued for an OTC message.
Cracknell, E. C. NSW Superintendent of Telegraphs (1858 - 1893).
Cracknell, W. J. Queensland Superintendent of Telegraphs.
Cricket Main page  
  South Australia Adelaide Oval date stamp.
  South Australia Broadcasting by telegraph.
  Victoria Cricket Ground, MCG date stamp
  Victoria The BIG MATCH between "The Lightning" and the Post Office on the Telegraph Department's first ever holiday.
  Western Australia The erection of the 1st telegraph post at York delayed until the close of the first innings in the local Cricket match.
  Queensland Australian 11 to play at Toowoomba - arrangements to be orgainsed using a Collect Telegram.
  Gerry Hazlitt Telegram with reply-paid failed to include him in the 1912 Ashes tour.
  Bill Johnston Telegrams for his Test Debut and selection into the 1948 Ashes team to England.
  Ray Lindwall Telegrams for his record breaking achievement (1959).
  Stan McCabe Message sent from Richmond City to London in 1938.
  Reuters Cricket news sent from the MCG to London.
  Australian 11 Vs the Gentlemen of England. Lack of telegraphic news - but news that Mr. Grace will play in the upcoming match (June 1882).
  Australian XI The use of a Reply Paid telegram to help Gerry Hazlitt get selected for the 1911 Ashes Tour to England
(and some details on some of the players who did tour).
  1948 3rd Test -
India Vs Australia
Collect Cable to Madras describing play.
Crocodiles Queensland An obstacle in getting to school.
Currency Australia Conversions between pounds (£) and dollars ($)
Curtin, John Australia 1940 Telegram from Curtin to his wife for her 50th birthday
(former Prime Minister) .
Cycle Mail - W.A. Coolgardie Cycle Express Details and stamps.
  Lake Lefroy Details and stamp.