New South Wales - Colonial: 1854 -1900.
Original Documents including Annual Reports.

A large number of original documents are held by the developer which are important to reference to get precise details of a wide variety of aspects related to the development of the Telegraph service in New South Wales.

The list below provides links to those Reports which have been uploaded to the site. If other Reports or Annual Reports for other years are required, please contact me.

Annual Reports.

  1. 1858 - Electric Telegraphs: Progress and Present State in the Colonies.
  2. 1863-1864 Superintendent's Report on progress (Extract).
  3. 1865 - Electric Telegraphs: Report for the year 1864.

Special purpose Reports.

  1. 1856 (18 December) Report of the Select Committee on the Electric Telegraph.
    Part 1: Report and cover (4 pages);
    Part 2: Proceedings (2 pages).
    Part 3: Minutes of Evidence for 2 December (11 pages)
    Part 4: Minutes of Evidence for 10 December (8 pages).
    Part 5: Minutes of Evidence for 18 December (5 pages).
  2. 1858 (May) Submarine Electric Telegraph: Petition for Formation of Between Great Britain and Australia.
  3. 1868 (December) - Report on the Determination of the Boundary Line of the Colonies of South Australia and New South Wales by Charles Todd F.R.A.S.
  4. 1873 (April) Telegraph Cables.