Provenance

Various Parties

Purpose/Function

Reference, Research, Information

Arrangement

Arranged by Secondary Values (value of records to users)

Content

‘Telecom’, otherwise known as ‘Telecom Australia’ is the former name of ‘Telstra’. The company is responsible for telecommunications in Australia, and therefore had its role in Kew. The file includes: Two copies of ‘The Palace of Winged Words’, a short book detailing the history of telecommunications in Australia, as well as ‘100 Years of the Telephone Directory’, a similar book, and a letter addressed to a Mr. John Barth in thanks for the donation of the books.