Western Australia - Interim period: 1901-1917.
Urgent rate delivery form: WI-DU-3.

  
General characteristics:

Heading and notes: Form number E.T. 45.
Standard Interim period heading.
Has URGENT TELEGRAM in 5 mm sans-serif letters for heading.
Message area: Blank.
Reverse side: Blank.
Colours (text & form): Blue on pink.
Size of form overall: 163 × 210 mm.
Size of datestamp box: 30 × 35 mm.
Distinctive characteristics of this form:
 
WI-DU-3A WI-DU-3A.

Melbourne to Perth.
Date removed but probably
5 August 1914 (time sent was 12:45 pm and time received was 11:08 am).

Characteristics:

  • single line of text at left finishes before the line under the heading.

Telegram sent by Prime Minister Joseph Cook announcing the commencement of war with Germany.
WI-DU-3 WI-DU-3B.
Perth to Boulder
(oval Telegraph Office
31 August 1916).

Characteristics:

  • single line of text at left finishes after the line under the heading (middle of RECEIVED is the divisor).
  • message area is blank.

Phoenix Auctions December 2013, Lot 1583.
WI-DU-3C

WI-DU-3C.

Geraldton to Perth.
Perth/W.A. date stamp of
18 August 1916.

Characteristics:

  • two lines of text at left almost completely moved to the heading area;
  • message area is blank;
  • schedule number is at the top next to the Stores Index number.

Details of use and rarity.

Form
sub-number		 Schedule number Earliest recorded date Rarity rating
DU-3A Cannot be determined Cannot be determined RRR
DU-3B Stores Index 45. 31 August 1916 at Boulder, WA. RRR
DU-3C 19247/16 *12 18 August 1916. RRR