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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Corporate Body created 2019-11-19 human Elizabeth Daniels updated 2024-02-15 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006712b.htm State Records South Australia Agency ID: GA1019 corporateBody South Australian Post and Telegraph Department Colony and State of South Australia AACR2 1870 1975 Telecommunications Postal Services Regulatory Body In 1870 the Observatory and Telegraph Department was abolished and merged with the functions of the governments postal department to form the Post and Telegraph Department. The Post and Telegraph Department was responsible for telecommunications (both telephones and telegrams and the supporting infrastructure) throughout South Australia. The department also appears to have retained responsibility for some government astronomical functions and the postal service. From 1901 to 1975 the Post and Telegraph Department was known as the PMG or General Post Office Adelaide. In 1975 telecommunications and postal services were nationalised and functions were transferred to the federal government. South Australian Observatory and Telegraph Department, Colony of South Australia (1856 - 1869) Todd, Charles (1826 - 1910)

Postmaster General 1870 - 1905

 State of South Australia (1901 - ) Colony of South Australia (1834 - 1901) 'South Australian Post and Telegraph Department', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology South Australian Post and Telegraph Department Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: GA1019 Post and Telegraph Department GA1019 Post and Telegraph Department State Records of South Australia Agency Details, State Records of South Australia