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Post and Telegraph Department has 65 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 29 references, with 8 live disagreements.
Mostly:appointed operators(12), rdf:type(6), located in(4)
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| Predicate | Value | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Issued Notices for | December | [16] |
| Sending Exhibit to Chicago | null | [16] |
| Employs | F T Spencer | [11] |
| Advises This Morning | Mr Bernard Wire | [7] |
| Received Advices on | 21st instant | [27] |
| Postmaster General Receives Tenders | Queensland Coastal Service | [23] |
| Approved Appointment of | G K Reddington | [8] |
| Receives Fresh Tenders Until | noon Monday Aug 17 | [21] |
| Notifies | no special endorsement required for UK/Europe mail | [8] |
| Location | Brisbane | [21] |
| Offers Reward of | £20 | [21] |
| Fresh Tenders for | Supply Telegraph Poles | [12] |
| Handles Wires | true | [6] |
| Received | Saturday 9am Wire | [6] |
| Performs Advisory Role | true | [5] |
| Received Telegram From | Semaphore Sa | [29] |
| Advises Faulty Joint | Port Darwin Old Cable | [4] |
| Decided Policy for | Sunday Telegrams | [9] |
| Calls Tender for | conveyance of mails between Brisbane and Rocky Waterholes Junction Boggo by coach for one two or three years | [9] |
| Calls for Tenders for | mails Brisbane to Rocky Waterholes via Junction (Boggo) once a day by coach 1-3 years | [9] |
| Oversees Superintendent | Superintendent Electric Telegraphs | [19] |
| Manages Mail Services | true | [5] |
| Notification | Durban notifies Mauritius mail closes Friday 21st December | [22] |
| Requires Operators | Managers | [8] |
| Has Advice | Cooktown Advice | [13] |
Timeline axis is valid_time — when each source says the fact was true in the world, not when Dontopedia learned about it. Retracted rows are kept for provenance; coloured stripes indicate the context kind.
trove:article/18308776617 Jan 1896 - BREEZY NEWS Week (Brisbane, Qld. : 1876 - 1934), Friday 17 January 1896, page 19 There is not the faintest shadow of a reason, | to suppose that.Mr. M. Hume Black is alikely candidate for Maokay electorate!—Standard. Mr. : Ric…
trove:article/17511495531 Jul 1888 - Man-of-war to the North. Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Tuesday 31 July 1888, page 4 Man-of-war to the Worth. A memo forwarded to us from the: Post and Telegraph Department, dated July 30, reads: — ' Cooktown advise…
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