Australia - advertising telegram services.
Sending Greetings to passengers on ships in port.
During the Colonial days, and after the implementation of telegraphic services, messages sent to ships were related only to business and operational concerns.
Examples of telegrams sent to ships in three of the Colonies are included elsewhere.

As the world became more dependent on fast communication - mainly due to the influence of the rapid communication afforded by telegraphy and the Beam - communication became possible with ships at sea from both land-based and other ship-based sources. Especially after World War 2, it became relatively common to send telegrams to loved-ones and friends to and from ships at sea.

The following advertisement, from a popular magazine of the 1940s, urged people to send greetings and well-wishes to travellers aboard or boarding ships in port.

Commonwealth of Australia (PMG) delivery forms used for messages from shore based stations to passengers on ships as well as other Marconi forms used for messages to passengers are included elsewhere. Delivery envelopes for messages sent from ships to other ships of to shore addresses are accessible through this hyperlink.

1935 ships
This advertisement - typical of many - appeared in the important mazazine Walkabout of 1 November 1935.