Telecommunications in 1860s Canberra

The full text of the book "Canberra's Engineering Heritage" is avialable on-line, courtesy of Engineers Australia. This includes a chapter on "Telecommunications in Canberra", starting with the telegraph in the 1860s.

Table of Contents

• Preface To The Second Edition
• Foreword
• Introduction

1. Roads and Bridges
2. Railways
3. Urban Public Transport
4. Lakes and Dams
5. Water
6. Electricity
7. Public Lighting and Natural Gas
8. Telecommunications
9. Military Engineering
10. Engineering Education at RMC
11. Aviation
12. Space Tracking Station
13. The New Parliament House
14. The Roads and Bridges Leading to the New Parliament House

• Afterword
• INDEX