Queensland - Colonial period: 1861-1900.
Listing of Telegraph Offices to about 1890.


 

A listing of Telegraph Offices in Queensland to about 1920 is shown below. Hyperlinks lead to further details about that office.

First letter of Office name. A B C D E F G H
I J K L M N O P Q
R S T U V W X Y Z

The tables can be copied into an Excel spreadsheet for further sorting and research.

The Telegraph offices in Queensland are listed alphabetically below. The type of office is coded as follows:

A Telegraph Office Region of Qld. Opening date Type of
Office
Notes
  Adavale Central West 10 September 1888 P&T  
  Albion Suburban     P&T  
  Aldershot Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
    P&T  
  Alice       P&T  
  Allora South West 11 March 1872 P&T New P&TO in 1908
  Allora R.S. South West       Tenders for construction of P&T Office June 1882
  Alpha Central West     P&T ON
  Anakie Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
    P&T ON
  Aramac Central West 16 January 1879 TO  
  Archer Park, Rockhampton Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
4 January 1900 TO  
  Ascot Suburban     R&TO  
  Augathella Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
    P&T  
  Austral Downs       P&T On the Queensland telegraph line although located in Northern Territory. Mainly a telephone office.
  Avon Downs In SA to the west of Camooweal 16 February 1888 TO Tenders closed on 23 May 1890 for the construction of a Post and Telegraph Office.
  Ayr Burketown Cloncurry Mackay September 1883 P&T  
  Ayrshire Downs       P&T  

 

B Telegraph Office Region of Qld. Opening date Type of
Office
Notes
  Bald Hills R.S. Suburban     TO  
  Balfe's Creek Central     R&TO  
  Ballast Siding RTS   19 May 1898 RTS  
  Banana Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
4 January 1865 P&T  
  Barcaldine Central West 8 November 1886 P&T  
  Barcaldine R.S. Central West 31 July 1888 RST An Official Station.
  Barronwater   10 February 1887 TO  
  Bauhinia Downs       TO  
  Beaudesert South East 26 July 1886 P&T  
  Beaudesert R.S. South East 26 June 1888 TO An Official Station.
  Beenleigh South East 28 October 1874 P&T  
  Beenleigh R.S. South East     TO  
  Bell Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
    P&T  
  Bellevue Hotel Suburban 30 July 1888 R&TO CN to Alice Street in 1888.
  Bellevue Station Suburban     R&TO  
  Beta RTS Central West June 1893 RTS Closed 28 May 1887.
  Bethania Suburban     P&T  
  Biggenden Southern     P&T  
  Bigges Camp First line 1 July 1865 P&T CN to Grandchester
  Bingera RTS Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
4 August 1899 RTS  
  Birdsville Central West No telegraph office opened ever!!
  Blackall Central West 9 April 1877 P&T Jan 1878: proposed to construct a Telegraph Office and a Court House together.
  Blacksoil South West        
  Blackwater Brisbane Roma St Lawrence     P&T Closed and Comet opened 1 May 1878 (1879 Report, p. 2).
  Bloomsbury Burketown Cloncurry Mackay 24 October 1866 TO  
  Blythedale South West       Closed 22 October 1880.
  Bogantungan Brisbane Roma St Lawrence     P&T ON
  Boggo Road Suburban     TO ON
  Bollon South West 2 June 1884 P&T  
  Boolboonda Brisbane Roma St Lawrence 1 February 1882    
  Boonah Brisbane Roma St Lawrence 5 July 1899 P&T  
  Boonah TO Brisbane Roma St Lawrence     TO  
  Boondooma TO Brisbane Roma St Lawrence     TO  
  Bororen RS Brisbane Roma St Lawrence 12 October 1897 RTS Previously called Lagoon Creek.
  Boulia Central West     P&T  
  Bowen Burketown Cloncurry Mackay 24 October 1866 TO CN from Port Denison in 1865.
  Bowenville First line     TO Between Dalby and Toowoomba.
  Boynedale Brisbane Roma St Lawrence        
  Brisbane Brisbane CBD     CTO  
  Brisbane Railway Station (Roma St.) Brisbane CBD     TO  
  Brisbane Signal Station Suburban 18 June 1868 TO  
  Brisbane Valley Junction Suburban     TO  
  Brisbane Works Suburban     TO  
  Brisbane - George St. Brisbane CBD     P&T  
  Broad Sound Brisbane Roma St Lawrence     TO AKA St. Lawrence.
Nov 1874 - tenders wanted for construction of a Telegraph Office
  Broadmount Railway   25 July 1899 RTS  
  Brookhill Central West     RTS CN from the railway station at the powder magazine (Northern Railway) in June 1893.
  Brunswick St R.S.       TO  
  Bulimba Suburban     P&T  
  Bulwer Suburban     TO On Moreton Island
  Bundaberg Brisbane Roma St Lawrence 21 May 1874 T&T Approx date - between 15 April and 13 June.
  Bundaberg R.S. Brisbane Roma St Lawrence     TO  
  Bundamba South West 22 May 1877 P&T  
  Burdekin Burketown Cloncurry Mackay 15 March 1869 P&T The general area between Townsville and Bowen around the delta of the Burdekin River.
  Burketown Gulf line 18 October 1886 P&T Formerly Burke Town
  Burnett Heads Lighthouse Brisbane Roma St Lawrence 26 January 1875 TO  
  Bustard Head Lighthouse Brisbane Roma St Lawrence 24 October 1877 TO Lighthouse was constructed in 1868 - 1st in Qld.
1879 Report, p. 2 notes opened on 27 February 1878.

 

C Telegraph Office Region of Qld. Opening date Type of
Office
Notes
  Cabarlah       TO  
  Caboolture Brisbane Roma Mackay 26 July 1869 P&T Previously Cabulture.
  Caboolture R.S.       TO  
  Cairns Cape York 25 September 1878 P&T 1879 Report, p.2 notes opening as 22 August 1878.
March 1887 additions to P&T office In 1898 25,292 telegraph messages at Cairns
  Cairns R.S. Cape York 27 December 1888 TO An Official station.
  Caloundra       R&TO Closed 15 January 1887.
  Camboon Brisbane Roma St Lawrence 4 January 1865 P&T Opened as a repeater station,
  Cambooya Southern 30 March 1875 P&T A new contract Post & Telegraph Office was opened in May 1907.
  Camooweal Burketown Cloncurry Mackay April 1890 P&T On the border with the Northern Territory.
  Cape Bowling Green   19 October 1878 TO 29 km north of Ayr. Closed in 1920.
  Cape Capricorn   1 September 1880 TO

First line from the Pilot Station was completed on 10 March 1875 (1875 Report, p1 Note 9).

75 km east of Rockhampton. Closed 1967.

  Cape Cleveland       TO  
  Cape Moreton Suburban 20 August 1864 TO Closed in 1956. Rated RRRR
  Cape York Gulf Line 25 August 1887 TO  
  Capella       P&T  
  Cardwell Burketown Cloncurry Mackay 3 January 1870 P&T Station erected in 1869.
  Cashmere Gulf line 23 October 1871   Closed 17 May 1881.
  Cawarral       P&T  
  Channing South West       Closed 1 December 1880.
  Charleville South West 5 October 1874 P&T  
  Charleville R.S. South West     TO  
  Charters Towers Burketown Cloncurry Mackay 29 December 1874 T&T March 1887 additions to P&T office
  Charters Towers R.S. Burketown Cloncurry Mackay September 1883 TO  
  Charters Towers Racecourse   30 January 1878 TO Open only on race days.
  Chelmer       P&T  
  Cherry Gully Southern & Western Railway 8 December 1880 RTS Closed 16 May 1881.
  Childers Brisbane Roma St Lawrence   1873 P&T  
  Childers R.S. Brisbane Roma St Lawrence 4 November 1887 RTS  
  Chinchilla   18 January 1878 P&T  
  Clare       P&T CN from Mulgrave 1882.
  Clarke River     1879 TO 132 km NW Charters Towers.
TO: 1879; RO 1896; PO: 1909, Closed: 1971.
  Clermont Brisbane Roma St Lawrence 16 October 1867 P&T Station erected in 1869.
  Clermont R.S. Brisbane Roma Mackay     TO  
  Cleveland Suburban 23 February 1865 P&T Closed between 1 and 8 October 1880.
  Cleveland R.S.       TO  
  Clifton South West 30 March 1875 P&T  
  Clintonvale R.S. South West     TO  
  Cloncurry Burketown Cloncurry Mackay 27 August 1883 P&T Jan 1885 tender accpted for new P&T office £1155.
  Cluden R.S.     1880 TO 8 km south of Townsville.
closed 6 August 1899;
PO: 1949; CN to Wulguru 1958.
  Coen Cape York 29 December 1886 P&T TO 1886; RO: 1888; PO: 1893.
  Collaroy Brisbane Roma St Lawrence 16 September 1874 P&T 100 km south of Mackay.
TO: 1874; PO: 1895; closed 1921.
  Colton RTS     1887 RTS An Official Station.
  Comet   1 May 1878 P&T Opened on closure of Blackwater.
  Condamine South West 17 November 1866 TO On Dalby-Roma line.
  Cooktown Cape York 25 April 1876 P&T Tenders called to construct a Telegraph Office called in November 1877.
March 1887 additions to P&T office
  Cooktown R.S.     1887 RTS An Official Station.
  Coomera   23 April 1888 P&T Changed status to RTS.
  Cooran       P&T  
  Cooroy       P&T  
  Coorparoo R.S.       TO  
  Cordalba       P&T  
  Cootharaba   8 July 1878   Closed 1 October 1880.
  Copperfield   3 April 1872 (PO) Opening may be just after.
Closed 30 June 1886.
  Corinda       P&T  
  Creen Creek   3 January 1872    
  Cressbrook       P&T  
  Crow's Nest   17 October 1877 P&T

See 1877 Report, p. 2.
Made an RTS in 1887.

  Croydon Burketown Cloncurry Mackay 4 July 1887 P&T  
  Croydon R.S. Burketown Cloncurry Mackay     TO  
  Croydon Junction R.S. Burketown Cloncurry Mackay   1887 RTS An Official Station.
  Cumberland       R&TO Closed 5 July 1899.
  Cunnamulla South West 13 July 1885 P&T Extension from Charleville completed 1876-77.
  Cunnamulla Railway South West     TO  
  Currawildi   15 January 1878   Tenders for a new P&T office called in the Gazette on 14 September 1878.
  Curriwillinghi   17 October 1877   Renamed to Hebel

 

D Telegraph Office Region of Qld. Opening date Type of
Office
Notes
  Daintree       P&T  
  Daisy Hill       TO Renamed Slack's Creek about 1943.
  Dakabin Brisbane suburban 1 July 1927 P&TO Opening date is an (educated) guess
  Dalby South West 16 November 1863 P&T CN from Myall Creek in about 1855.
  Dalby R.S. South West 30 March 1875 TO  
  Dalrymple Burketown Cloncurry Mackay      

Extension from Charters Towers completed 1876-77.

Tenders for a new P&T office called in the Gazette on 14 September 1878. Tender let for new telegraph office Nov 1878.
Closed 21 December 1887.

  Dalveen     1885 P&T  
  Dee River         Closed 3 June 1880.
  Degilbo       P&T  
  Delta Burketown Cloncurry Mackay   1925 TO Had a T.O. date stamp.
Closed about 1970.
  Dingo Brisbane Roma St Lawrence     P&T  
  Dinmore       P&T  
  Dirranbandi South West     P&T Closed on 30 June 1887 but reopened on 5 October 1888.
  Donaldson       P&T  
  Donors Hill       P&T  
  Double Island Point     1885 TO 59 km north-east of Gympie.
Closed 1956.
  Drayton First line 15 October 1861 P&T Closed 20 August 1887;
reopened 3 September 1887; closed 31 August 1888.
  Drum Range T.O.K. South West     T.O.  
  Dry River North (upper) 17 February 1879    
  Duaringa   26 November 1878 P&T  
  Dugandan   22 October 1887 RTS  
  Dulacca   19 March 1879 P&T  
  Dulbydilla       RTS Closed 17 September 1887.
  Dundathu   14 June 1877   Extension from Woody Island completed 1876-77.
  Dunwich Suburban   1865 P&T On North Stradbroke Island.
  Durah Brisbane Roma St Lawrence 4 January 1865 P&T Closed 31 August 1880.

 

E Telegraph Office Region of Qld. Opening date Type of
Office
Notes
  Eagle Farm Racecourse Suburban     TO During Race Meetings only.
  Eagle Junction       P&T  
  Eidsvold   5 March 1888 P&T  
  Einasleigh         Opened as a subsidiary to TO at Junction Creek August 1908
  Elliottown   22 July 1878   Probably closed in August 1879 because "it was not self-supporting".
  Elliott R.S.   10 January 1889 RTS An Official station.
  Emerald Creek Cape York about 1950 TO PO September 1556;
Closed 31 January 1972.
  Emerald (Downs) Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
3 May 1879 P&T  
  Emerald R.S. Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
    TO  
  Emu Creek   19 September 1877 TO  
  Emu Park R.S.   14 January 1889 RTS An official station.
CN from Hewittville.
  Emu Vale       P&T  
  Englesburg   10 July 1897 P&T  
  Enoggera RTS   24 July 1899 RTS  
  Ernest Junction       TO  
  Esk       P&T  
  Esk R.S.     1887 RTS An Official Station.
  Etheridge Gulf line       CN to George Town (Georgetown).
  Eton       P&T  
  Eulo South West 23 May 1881 P&T  
  Exchange       P&T  
  Explosives       TO  

 

F Telegraph Office Region of Qld. Opening date Type of
Office
Notes
  Fairview Cape York 16 December 1887 TO Formerly known as "The Black Soil"
  Fanning       R&TO  
  Fassifern   12 September 1877 ?? Closed 10 July 1897.
Re-opened September 1882.
  Fernlees (Springsure extension) Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
8 December 1886 RTS  
  Fernvale   20 May 1876. TO  
  Fernvale R.S.   1 Dec 1888 TO CN from Fernvale R.T.S.
  Five-Mile Camp   23 November 1877    
  Flagstone Creek South West        
  Flat-Top Island   12 May 1877 TO

Extension from Mackay completed 1876-77.

7 km east of Mackay. Closed 1940.

  Floraville Burketown Cloncurry Mackay 15 October 1886 P&T  
  Fortitude Valley Suburban 7 August 1877 P&T  

 

G Telegraph Office Region of Qld. Opening date Type of
Office
Notes
  Gatcombe Head   20 January 1887 TO  
  Gatton Suburban 28 April

 

1861 P&T Operated on first line but opened to public on 6 Sept 1861.
Closed in 1868 following the completion of the railway telegraph. Re-opened in 1874.
  Gayndah Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
27 February 1865 P&T  
  Georgetown Gulf line 23 October 1871 P&T CN from Etheridge and George Town.
  Geraldton Cape York     P&T CN to Innisfail in 1911
  Gilbert River Central Section 3 January 1872 TO TO: 1872; RO: 1896; PO 1898. Closed 1965.
  Gin Gin Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
1 May 1873 P&T  
  Gladstone Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
11 January 1865 P&T  
  Gladstone R.S. Brisbane Roma Mackay 2 July 1897   RTS  
  Golden Fleece   27 February 1865 TO Closed during 1868.
  Goodna (R.S.) First line 8 Nov 64 1864 TO CN from Woogaroo.
  Goode Island       TO  
  Goodwood       P&T  
  Goondiwindi South West 10 June 1872 P&T Qld-NSW border town.
  Gordon Downs RTS       RTS Closed 30 April 1887.
  Gowrie Junction   30 March 1875 P&T  
  Gracemere       P&T
  Grandchester   21 May 1874 P&T CN from Bigges Camp.
Closed in 1868 following the completion of the railway telegraph.
Approximate re-opening date - between 15 April and 13 June 1874.
  Grantham       P&T  
  Greenmont R.S.       TO  
  Gregory   11 August 1887 RTS  
  Gundiah       P&T  
  Gympie Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
9 December 1868 P&T  
  Gympie R.S. Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
    TO  

 

H Telegraph Office Region of Qld. Opening date Type of
Office
Notes
  Halifax       P&T  
  Hapsburg       T&TO  
  Harrisville   26 July 1877 P&T  
  Haughton       R&TO  
  Hawkwood Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
4 January 1865 P&T  
  Hebel South West        
  Helidon South West 18 June 1868 P&T  
  Hendon   30 March 1875 P&T  
  Herberton Cape York 6 April 1887 P&T Tender accepted for construction of P&T Office with Theo. Tripke.
  Herberts Creek       RTS Closed 15 August 1887.
  Herbert River   26 January 1875 ??  
  Hidden Valley Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
    TO Below Yeppoon.
  Highfields South West 21 May 1874   Approx date - between 15 April and 13 June.
  Hillgrove   22 December 1887 P&T  
  Homestead       P&T  
  Howard RTS     1887 RTS An Official Station.
Closed 28 August 1897.
  Hughenden Normanton Cloncurry Mackay 31 July 1886 P&T Jan 1885 Tender let for £440 additions to P&T office
  Hughenden R.S.       R&TO  
  Hungerford Too complex see entry   P&TO  
  Huxley       TO  

 

I Telegraph Office Region of Qld. Opening date Type of
Office
Notes
  Ilfracombe Central West     P&T  
  Indooroopilly       P&T  
  Ingham Burketown Cloncurry Mackay     P&T Tenders for quarters for P&T Postmaster June 1882
  Inglewood South West 20 August 1872 P&T  
  Inkerman Burketown Cloncurry Mackay 15 March 1869   Probably a repeater station
  Innisfail Cape York 8 April 1885 P&T CN from Geraldton in 1911.
  Inskip Point   20 November 1875 TO  
  Ipswich First line 13 April 1861 P&T Connection made 11 April.
  Ipswich North Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
    P&T  
  Ipswich R. S. First line 21 May 1874 TO Approx date - between 17 March and 13 June 1913.
  Irvinebank   29 September 1897 P&T  
  Isisford Central West     P&T  
  Isis Junction   11 August 1887 RTS  
  Iveragh RTS   12 October 1897 RTS  

 

J Telegraph Office Region of Qld. Opening date Type of
Office
Notes
  Jericho Central West     P&T  
  Jimbour

Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence

15 May 1878 P&T Closed 1 October 1887;
re-opened 13 August 1888.
  Johnstone River Burketown Cloncurry Mackay 1 November 1882 PO CN to Geraldton and then Innisfail.
  Jondaryan   30 March 1875 P&T  
  Junction Creek Gulf line 23 October 1871 R&TO CN from Rosella Plains. Tenders called for P&T May 1882,
  Julia Creek Burketown Cloncurry Mackay        
  Jundah Central West     P&T  

 

K Telegraph Office Region of Qld. Opening date Type of
Office
Notes
  Kabra   2 August 1887 RTS  
  Karumba       P&T CN from Kimberley in 1887.
  Kamerunga (R.T.S.)   27 December 1888    
  Keppel Bay
(Pilot Station)
Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
11 September 1867 TO TO closed in 1921.
  Kilcoy Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
    P&T  
  Kilkivan Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence

(at RS) 11 July

(new) 21 June

1878

1885

P&T Opened at Railway Station in July. Tenders for a new P&T office called in the Gazette on 14 September 1878 and in Nov 1878 tender let for new telegraph office
  Kilkivan Junction       P&T  
  Killarney South East 7 July 1887 RTS  
  Killarney RTS South East     RTS Closed 16 March 1887.
  Kimberley       P&T CN to Karumba in 1887.
  Kingsborough   10 July 1878    
  Kingston       P&T  
  Kuranda       P&T  
  Kynuna       P&T  
  Kyoomba South East     P&T  

 

L Telegraph Office Region of Qld. Opening date Type of
Office
Notes
  Laidley South West 21 May 1874 P&T Approx date - between 15 April and 13 June. On 1 Jan 1863, Laidly had opened but only for transmission of messages.
  Laidley R.S.       TO  
  Lake's Creek (R.T.S.)   26 April 1889 RTS  
  Landsborough       P&T  
  Langton RTS       RTS Closed 30 April 1887.
  Laura Cape York     P&T Closed 12 December 1887.
  Laura (R.T.S.)   29 January 1889 RTS  
  Leyburn South West 10 June 1872 P&T  
  Lochnagar RTS   3 September 1897 RTS Closed 5 October 1897.
  Logan Village RTS   11 August 1886 RTS  
  Longreach Central West 21 December 1891 P&T  
  Longreach R.S.       RTS  
  Lowood RTS   25 March 1887 RTS Closed 10 August 1886;
re-opened 25 March 1887.
  Lucinda Burketown Cloncurry Mackay     P&T  
  Lutwyche Suburban        
  Lytton Suburban 8 June 1861 P&T  

 

M Telegraph Office Region of Qld. Opening date Type of
Office
Notes
  Macalister Sthn & Western Railway. 8 June 1880 P&T  
  McDonnell   25 August 1887 TO  
  Mackay Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
24 October 1866 P&T Station erected in 1869.
  Mackay R.S.   17 May 1888 RS An Official Station.
  McKinlay Burketown Cloncurry Mackay     P&T  
  Magazine Island   11 October 1888   Cleveland Bay.
An Official Station.
  Magnetic Island
(Quarantine Station)
  2 September 1886 TO TO: 1886; RO: 1900-1910 and 1912 to 1927; PO 1927. CN to Picnic Bay 1935.
  Manly       P&T  
  Marburg   1 September 1888 P&T Closed 1 February 1898 and transferred to being a Telephone Station.
  Mareeba Cape York 11 August 1899 RTS  
  Marlborough Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
19 May 1865 P&T In Jan 1878 there were considerable repairs to the Telegraph office
  Maroochie     1875    
  Maryborough Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
27 February 1865 T&T  
  Maryborough R.S. Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
    TO  
  Mayne Junction       TO  
  Mayne RTS   13 November 1899 RTS  
  Maytown Cape York 25 April 1876 P&T

Was to be called Edwardstown - P&T by 1880 (?).

Telegraph Office closed 2 October 1899.

  McDonnell Cape York   1880s   260 km NNW of Coen. Closed 1930.
  Mein Cape York 13 October 1886 R&TO Line finished on 13 October 1886 and new station opened 14July 1887.
  Meringandan       P&T  
  Miles South West 22 August 1878 P&T On Dalby-Roma line.
  Miles R.S. South West     TO  
  Millchester Normanton Cloncurry Mackay 28 November 1874 P&T TO closed 31 August 1888. Then PO only.
  Mirani       P&T  
  Miriam Vale Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
21 January 1875 TO Building completed November 1874 (?).
Closed 21 October 1897 and transferred to being a Telephone Station.
  Mitchell Downs South West 5 October 1874 P&T CN to Mitchell. May 1877 tender called for new teleg office
  Mitchell R.S.       TO  
  Monkland       P&T  
  Montalbion         Closed 29 September 1897 and transferred to being a Telephone Station..
  Moonmera RTS   21 June 1898 RTS  
  Mooraree       TO  
  Moreton Cape York 1 September 1887 TO

175 km NNW of Coen.
TO: 1887; RO: 1896;
PO 1 July 1927; TO Sept 1961; Closed 28 Feb 1977.

  Moreton Island
(Southern End)
  14 April 1872   Ref: 1873 Report, p.1.
  Moreton Island
(Pilot Station)
Suburban 20 August 1864 TO  
  Morven RS     1887 RTS An Official Station.
  Mount Britton         Closed 28 April 1887.
  Mount Chalmers Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
       
  Mount Charlton Burketown Cloncurry Mackay       NW of Mackay.
  Mount Cuthbert Burketown Cloncurry Mackay       North of Mount Isa and Cloncurry. Opened as a Receiving Office in 1908; upgraded to a Post Office about June 1910; closed 31 December 1927. The Office at the Railway station opened in March 1917 and closed in March 1918.
  Mount McConnell Burketown Cloncurry Mackay 27 January 1888 P&TO 120 km SE of Charters Towers.
PO: 1866-68; TO: 1888; RO: 1896; PO 1927.
CN to Mount McConnel 1938.
  Mount Morgan Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
18 March 1887 P&T  
  Mount Morgan R.S. Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
    TO  
  Mount Perry Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
10 May 1873 P&T Approx date - between 15 April and 13 June.
  Mount Perry R.S. Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
6 August 1888 RS An Official Station.
  Muckadilla       P&T  
  Mulgowie South West        
  Mulgrave         CN to Clare 1882.
  Munbilla       P&T  
  Mungar   26 November 1877 P&T Closed 31 October 1880.
  Mungindi NSW 9 May 1881 P&T Closed 7 October 1887; re-opened 19 December 1887.
  Murgon Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
       
  Murphy's Creek South West 21 May 1874 P&T Approx date - between 15 April and 13 June.
  Musgrave Cape York 23 December 1886 TO TO: 1886; RO 1896; PO 1927; Telephone Office 1930 to 1956.
  Muttaburra Central West 30 October 1881 P&T  

 

N Telegraph Office Region of Qld. Opening date Type of
Office
Notes
  Nambour Brisbane Roma St Lawrence     TO  
  Nanango Brisbane Roma St Lawrence     P&T Extension completed 1876-77.
  Nangwee South West     TO West of Toowoomba below Dalby.
  Nebo Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
24 October 1866 P&T Formerly Fort Cooper.  Station erected in 1869.
  Nelson       P&T  
  Nerang (Creek) South East 6 February 1875 P&T  
  Nerang R.S. South East     TO  
  Newmarket RTS   24 July 1899 RTS  
  Nive South west       Closed 10 January 1887.
  Nive Downs   23 January 1876    
  Nobbys       P&T  
  Normanby R.S.   4 March 1889 P&T An Official station.
  Normanton Burketown Cloncurry Mackay
and Gulf line
3 January 1872 P&T  
  Normanton R.S. Burketown Cloncurry Mackay     TO  
  Norman Mouth Burketown Cloncurry Mackay 3 January 1872   in lieu of Kimberley.
  Northcote         Closed 6 February 1887.
  North Bundaberg R.S. Brisbane Roma St Lawrence     TO  
  North Ipswich Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
12 April 1887 TO Closed 30 November 1888.
  North Pine River R.S.   October 1884 TO @RS  
  North Rockhampton R.S.   14 January 1889 RTS  
  Norwood Central June 1881    
  Nudgee R.S.       TO  
  Nundah R.S.       TO  

 

O Telegraph Office Region of Qld. Opening date Type of
Office
Notes
  Oakey South West     P&T CN from Oakey Creek in ??
  Oakey Creek South West 30 March 1875    
  Olio RTS   7 September 1899 RTS Closed 10 November 1899.
  Oondooroo RTS   27 July 1899 RTS  
  Oxley (West)   23 October 1874 P&T CN from Oxley West in ??

 

P Telegraph Office Region of Qld. Opening date Type of
Office
Notes
  Palmerville Cape York 8 May 1876 P&T Tenders called to construct a Telegraph Office called in November 1877.
  Palmer Road RTS   28 March 1887 RTS Closed 5 July 1887.
  Park Road       TO  
  Parliament House Brisbane 1 January 1878 Electric Teleg. Station Opened during sitting Session. Closed 1 August 1888.
Re-established in June 1889 (during the session).
  Paterson (Cape York) Gulf Line 25 August 1887 TO Closed 14 September 1960.
  Paterson East Coast Line.       44 km SW of Maryborough.
TO: 1887; RO: 1910; PO: 1927. Closed 1972.
  Peak Downs Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
    P&T SW of Nebo
  Peel Island       TO 8 km ENE of Cleveland. Closed 1956.
  Pengarry Junction RTS     1887 RTS An Official Office.
  Pentland       P&T  
  Petrie Terrace       P&T  
  Pialba       P&T Closed 18 October 1897.
  Pile Light(house)   August 1884 TO Mouth of the Brisbane River. Closed 1956.
  Pimpama   2 December 1878    
  Pine Hill       P&T  
  Pine River (North) R.T.S.     1888   Pine River (North) changed status to RTS.
  Pinkenba RS Suburban 3 September 1897 RTS  
  Pittsworth       P&T  
  Point Archer     1880s TO 16 km SSE of Cooktown.
Closed (temporarily) 31 August 1887;
re-opened 5 March 1888. CN to Archer Point 1950.
  Port Alma Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
6 September 1883 TO Tenders called for a P&T office November 1882.
Closed 21 April 1887.
  Port Denison         CN to Bowen in 1865.
  Port Douglas Cape York 23 May 1879 P&T  
  Prairie RTS   29 December 1886 RTS  

 

Q Telegraph Office Region of Qld. Opening date Type of
Office
Notes
  Quarantine Station   10 March 1875 TO  
  Queenton Burketown Cloncurry Mackay     P&T  
  Queenton R.S. Burketown Cloncurry Mackay     P&T Made an ordinary telegraph station in 1887.
  Quinalow South West As a Telegraph Office: 1924 TO Opened as a Receiving Office about 1892.

 

R Telegraph Office Region of Qld. Opening date Type of
Office
Notes
  Racecourse, Charters Towers   30 January 1878 TO Open only on race days
  Raglan   21 November 1878 P&T  
  Ravenswood Burketown Cloncurry Mackay 20 August 1872 P&T  
  Ravenswood R.S. Burketown Cloncurry Mackay     TO  
  Ravenswood Junction Burketown Cloncurry Mackay     P&T Renamed Mingela 13 March 1931.
  Redbank Suburban November 1884 TO&R  
  Redbank Plains       P&T  
  Redcliffe       P&T  
  Redlynch R.S.   27 December 1888 RTS An Official station.
  Red Hill Suburban   1899    
  Reid River R.S.   23 September 1880 RTS  
  Richmond Burketown Cloncurry Mackay 22 September 1886 TO CN to Richmond Downs 1888.
  Richmond Downs Burketown Cloncurry Mackay   1888 P&T CN from Richmond in 1888.
  Risenshine Burketown Cloncurry Mackay     TO  
  Rita Island Burketown Cloncurry Mackay April 1937 TO Near Ayr.
RO May 1923; PO 1 July 1927;
closed 1965.
  River Dee Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
24 March 1872 TO  
  Riverleigh   June 1965 TO RO August 1924; PO 1 July 1927;
closed 1975.
  Rivermead Burketown Cloncurry Mackay 12 August 1952 TO 18 k SW of Ayr.
  Rockhampton Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
4 January 1865 T&T  
  Rockhampton R.S. Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
    TO  
  Rocklea Suburban     P&T  
  Rockwood   19 July 1886 P&T  
  Rocky RTS       RTS Closed 28 May 1887.
  Rocky Creek   30 November 1874    
  Rolleston   19 April 1887 P&T  
  Roma South West 17 November 1866 P&T  
  Roma R.S. Southern & Western Railway. 17 September 1880 RTS An Official Station from 1887.
  Rosedale Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
    P&T  
  Rosewood South West 30 April 1877 P&T  

 

S Telegraph Office Region of Qld. Opening date Type of
Office
Notes
  Saltern Central west May 1890 TO  
  Sandgate Suburban 3 March 1871   Closed 13 August 1897 and transferred to being a Telephone Station.
  Sandgate, R.S. Central Suburban     TO  
  Sandgate R.S. Suburban     TO  
  Sandy Cape Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
  1915 TO Lighthouse 96 kn ENE of Maryborough.
Closed 1936.
  Sea Hill (Keppel Bay)   1 November 1875 P&T Quarantine Station
  Sellheim       P&T  
  Sherwood       P&T  
  Somerset Cape York 18 August 1887    
  South Antigua RTS Central West April 1893 RTS  
  South Brisbane Suburban 4 September 1877 P&T  
  South Brisbane R.S.       TO  
  South Johnstone Cape York        
  South Passage Suburban   1873 TO Under construction in January 1873. Situated on Moreton Island. Closed 1922.
  Southport   15 October 1879 P&T See also the Pacific Cable office at Southport.
  Southport R.S.   23 January 1889 RTS An Official station.
  Spottiswood   23 January 1888 P&T  
  Spring Bluff       P&T  
  Springsure Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
10 April 1872 P&T  
  Springsure R.S. Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
    TO  
  St. George South West 2 December 1874 P&T Feb 1885 tenders call for new P&T Office
  St. Lawrence Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
10 March 1865 P&T CN from Waverley and AKA Broad Sound.
Jan 1878 new Teleg office completed
  Stamford RTS   13 April 1898 RTS  
  Stanthorpe   19 August 1872 P&T  
  Stanthorpe R.S.   4 May 1881 RTS  
  Stamwell       P&T  
  Stewart's Creek R.S.   15 July 1897 RTS  
  Stockyard Creek South West        
  Strathpine R.S.   9 August 1897 RTS  
  Sunny Bank R.S.   21 September 1888 RTS Sunnybank RS closed 13 April 1887 then re-opened in 1888 as an Official Station.
  Surat South West 2 December 1874 P&T  
  Swan Creek       P&T  

 

T Telegraph Office Region of Qld. Opening date Type of
Office
Notes
  Tallebudgera South east 12 December 1879 P&T Closed 31 December 1880.
  Tambo Central West 16 June 1874 P&T 1876 Report, p.1 notes line completed 26 August 1875.
  Tanby RTS   14 January 1889 RTS  
  Tangorin       P&T  
  Taringa       P&T  
  Taroom Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
29 December 1865 P&T  
  Tate Cape York 15 May 1876 TO Tenders called to construct a Telegraph Office called in November 1877.
  Tenengering   1 May 1873    
  Tenterfield Repeating Station NSW        
  Tewantin Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
6 May 1875   Closed 4 February 1898 and transferred to being a Telephone Station.
  Texas South West 5 May 1895 P&T Qld-NSW border town.
  Thargomindah South West 6 December 1881 P&T Feb 1885 tenders call for additions to P&T Office
  Thompson's Point     1915   25 km ESE of Rockhampton.
PO 1905 - 1908; TO 1915 - 1946.
  Thornborough Cape York 20 November 1877 P&T  
  Thursday Island Cape York 26 August 1887 P&T  
  Tiaro Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
21 May 1874 P&T Approx date - between 15 April and 13 June.
  Tiaro R.S. Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
    TO  
  Tinaroo Burketown Cloncurry Mackay 28 September 1882 TO  
  Tolmie's Dam RTS       RTS Closed 28 May 2887.
  Toowong Suburban 11 October 1875   Telegraph Office replaced with telephone in ??
  Toowoomba First line 17 August 1861 P&T June 1878 Tenders called for P&T office
  Toowoomba R.S. First Line 21 May 1874 TO Approx date - between 15 April and 13 June.
  Torbanlea   31 May 1888 RTS  
  Torrens Creek       P&T  
  Townsville Burketown Cloncurry Mackay 15 March 1869 T&T Station erected in 1869. Jan 1878 plans for new £2000 Teleg Office completed June 1878 Tenders called for P&T office
  Townsville R.S.   September 1883 TO  
  Tungamull RTS Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
23 January 1889 R&TS  
  Tweed Heads South West     R&TO  

 

U Telegraph Office Region of Qld. Opening date Type of
Office
Notes
  Urandangie Burketown Cloncurry Mackay 26 August 1890 P&T "Just" south of Camooweal.

 

W Telegraph Office Region of Qld. Opening date Type of
Office
Notes
  Walkerston       P&T  
  Wallaroo RTS       RTS Closed 30 April 1887.
  Wallangarra RTS   15 February 1887 P&T Qld-NSW border town.
  Walloon   21 May 1874 P&T Approx date - between 15 April and 13 June.
  Wallumbilla       P&T  
  Walsh (River) Cape York 8 May 1876 R&TO Tenders called to construct a Telegraph Office called in November 1877.
  Walton       T&RO  
  Wamuran Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
    P&T  
  Warra   18 October 1877 P&T  
  Warwick First line 22 October 1861 P&T  
  Warwick R.S.   30 March 1875 TO  
  Waterview Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
3 January 1870   May 1877 tenders called and in Jan 1878 contract let for new Telegraph Office. Closed on 24 May 1881.
  Watten RTS   19 May 1898 RTS  
  Waverley Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
10 March 1865 TO CN to St. Lawrence.
  Wellington Point       P&T  
  West Leichardt       TO  
  Westwood Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
12 January

1870

 

P&T  
  Westwood R.S. Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
24 March 1873 TO  
  White Cliffs
(Fraser Island)
Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
  1885    
  Whitewood       R&TO  
  Windorah Central West 4 August 1886 P&T  
  Winton Central West 12 February 1883 P&T  
  Winton R.S. Central West 13 November 1899 RTS  
  Withersfield Central Railway 24 September 1880 RTS Closed 30 April 1887.
  Woodford Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
    P&T  
  Woodstock       P&T  
  Woody Island Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
9 March 1869 TO There are two - the other is off Port Douglas (Cape York).
  Woogaroo     1864 TO Named after the Woogaroo Sheep station established in 1841. Later called The Willows but the name Goodna was used from 1865 onwards.
  Woolooga RTS Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
  1887 RTS An Official Station.
  Woolloongabba Suburban     P&T  
  Woolloongabba R.S. Suburban     TO  
  Wooloowin Suburban     P&T  
  Woombye RTS Central West April 1893 RTS  
  Wyandotte       R&TO  
  Wyandra RTS South West 3 July 1897 RTS  
  Wynnum Suburban     P&T  
  Wyreema South West     P&T  

 

Y Telegraph Office Region of Qld. Opening date Type of
Office
Notes
  Yaamba Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
7 July 1874 P&T New Telegraph Office Jan 1878 but no funds allocated in 1874. Yaamba was closed but reopened on 1 September 1880, then abolished on 8 January 1881 and reopened.
  Yandilla South West     P&T  
  Yandina Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
21 May 1874 P&T Approx date - between 15 April and 13 June.
  Yangan South West 16 December 1887 RTS  
  Yeerongpilly Suburban     P&T  
  Yelarbon South West        
  Yelvertoft Burketown Cloncurry Mackay     TO  
  Yengarie Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
3 November 1874 P&T Also spelt Yengarrie.
  Yeppoon Brisbane Roma
St Lawrence
15 February 1887 P&T  
  Yeronga Suburban     P&T  
  Yeuleba/Yuleba South west   1878 P&T Had originally mistakenly been spelt as Yeulba.