Corporate Body

Postmaster-General's Department (1901 - 1975)

From
1 January 1901
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
To
22 December 1975
Functions
Postal Services, Telecommunications and Advisory or regulatory body
Reference No
CA 9
Legal Status
Agency of the Commonwealth of Australia
Location
Melbourne, Victoria

Summary

In 1901, the time of Australia's Federation, the Postmaster-General's Department was created to control all postal and telecommunication services within Australia. In 1975 the Departments functions were divided, Telecom was given telecommunications and Australia Post was created to take over postal services.

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 1901 - 1975 Postmaster-General's Department
       1946 - 1992 Overseas Telecommunications Commission
       1975 - Australia Post
       1975 - 1989 Australian Telecommunications Commission
             1989 - 1992 Australian Telecommunications Corporation
             1992 - 1993 Australian and Overseas Telecommunications Corporation
                   1992 - 1993 Australian and Overseas Telecommunications Corporation
                         1993 - Telstra Corporation Limited

Related People

  • Balsillie, John Graeme (1885 - 1924)

    John Balsillie was an Engineer for radiotelegraphy with the Australian Postmaster-General's Department from 1911 - 1915.

    Date: 1911 - 1915

  • Banks, Edgar Roger (Roger) (1930 - 2018)

    Assistant Director-General, Telephone Exchange Equipment 1974-75; Assistant Director General, Switching and Facilities Planning c1960-1972.

  • Lawson, Robert (1880 - 1949)

    Chief Engineer 1936 - 1945; Deputy-Director of Posts and Telegraphs, Victoria 1933 - 1936; State Engineer (later Superintending Engineer), New South Wales 1924 - 1933; State Engineer, Victoria 1918 - 1924; State Engineer (later Chief Electrical Engineer), South Australia 1916 - 1918; Engineer, Chief Electrical Engineer's Office, Melbourne 1914 - 1916.

  • Seyler, Albert Jakob (1913 - 1977)

    Assistant Director General, Research Laboratories, 1964 - 1975

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