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K13 – Postal and Telegraph Conference, Adelaide 1890, chronological series

Function and purpose

This series is comprised of one bound gold embossed volume that details the names of colonial delegates with verbatim report of the proceedings of the Postal and Telegraph Conference that was held in Adelaide in May 1890. The first pages of the book contain actual specimen copies of the different denominations of the Postal Notes that were in use in the Province of South Australia at the time.

Although Western Australia and New Zealand were not represented at the conference the proceedings provide an insight into the process by which resolutions were met in regards to providing postal and telegraph services. This volume is also a record of the intercontinental communication problems that were discussed at the conference.

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This volume measures 32.5mm x 20mm x 1.25mm.

The first few pages contain a signature and a date (21/1/’65?) and a handwritten short message to Mr Squire dated 1890. 

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Relationships with other records

This series is part of a larger collection of records documenting pre-Federation and post Federation functions and activities of the Postmaster General’s Department in Western Australia (CA 1035). Refer to series links for details 

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This volume is described at item level on RecordSearch and can be found via a keyword search limited to K13. 

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Series history

This item was previously PP187/7 – Postmaster General’s Department, Personnel records – Postal and Telegraph Conference, Adelaide, May 1890 and was converted to K13 in 1985. 

Provenance

The major part of the originating accession (PP187) was developed by the Colonial Post Office during the pre-Federation period of the Colony of Western Australia. The records were retained in the custody of the Commonwealth Postmaster General’s Department when that activity became a Federal instrumentality and until passed to the Commonwealth Archives for retention were continuously in the custody of the Postmaster General’s Department.

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