Overview of Eastern's telegraph stationery.
- Australia 1901-1988
- New South Wales
- Overview of NSW
- Telegraph lines
- Telegraph Offices
- Date stamps
- Forms
- Envelopes
- Instructional annotation
- Collect
- Delayed
- Free
- Immediate Urgent
- Reply paid
- Rates
- Stamps
- 1871 Telegraph stamps
- 1885 proposal
- 1893 proposal
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Victoria
- Western Australia
- International
- Special aspects
The main formats for the forms and envelopes printed by Eastern and used in Australia are listed below.
- transmission form;
- delivery forms;
- delivery envelopes.
| IAX-TO-1.
Heading is THE EASTERN EXTENSION ... with reference to Cable and Wireless below. CABLEGRAM in large letters. |
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| IAX-DO-1.
Heading is THE EASTERN EXTENSION ... Form has the name of the Receiving Station printed under the heading. |
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| IAX-DO-2.
Has a seal at the left with the only reference to Eastern Extension .... on the form. Has the Via Eastern indicator below TELEGRAM.
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| IAX-DO-3.
Has a "time handed in" indicator on the top left and references to "Via Eastern" in the top heading and at the base of the form. Has MELBOURNE as 4th line. |
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| IAX-DO-4.
Heading is THE EASTERN EXTENSION ... with reference to Cable & Wireless below. Printed in England in the top left corner.
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| IAX-DO-5.
Heading is CABLE AND WIRELESS followed by The Eastern Extension .... Printed in Australia in the top left corner.
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| IAX-EO-1.
Printed on orange-brown paper. Heading is TELEGRAM IMMEDIATE and the Company's name is underneath the heading. Reverse side is plain. |
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| IAX-EO-2.
Printed on cream paper. Has a seal on the left side of the front. Has Via Eastern on the reverse side.
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Printed on white paper. Front includes "VIA IMPERIAL" and a reference to Cable and Wireless Limited. |
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