Especially from about the mid-1880s, a variety of date stamps were used which had a reference in some way to the TELEGRAPH.
A summary of these inscriptions is provided below with hyperlinks to pages giving full details of issue and use in Western Australia.
E.T.O. (Electric Telegraph Office) Only for Broome. |
Post & Telegraph Office. Only ovals. |
Telegraphs (steel/rubber) Oval and circular. |
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Telegraph Office (steel/rubber) |
The oval Telegraph Station inscription was only used at |
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Other date stamps which have an Office with a unique inscription are:
For details of the Australian classification scheme for Telegraph date stamps, click on the hyperlink.