Press telegrams - overview page

Press telegrams are defined as being "those the text of which consists of political, commercial, etc, information and of news intended for publication in a newspaper. The telegram must be sent by an authorised correspondent and must be addressed to a registered newspaper or recognised news agency".

The types of Press forms accessed from this page are:

Transmission forms;
Delivery forms;
International transmission forms.
Rates for Press Telegrams.

Transmission forms

AB-TP-2. Form number E.T. No. 5. Heading in broad sans serif letters and well spaced.
AB-TP-3. Form number T.G. No. 45. Heading in serif letters with normal (narrower) spacing.
AB-TP-4. Form number T.G. 45. Heading in serif font with narrow letters.
AW-TP-5. Form number T.G. 45. PRESS TELEGRAM moved to the left in thick bold letters.
AA-TP-6. Form number T.G.45. Heading in small font with AUSTRALIAN POST OFFICE replacing COMMONWEALTH at top.

Delivery forms.

AE-DP-1. Form number E.T. No. 6.	Hancock P.352
AE-DP-2: Form number E.T. No. 6. Printed in red on cream paper in 1924. Heading is centered and in serif font.
AB-DP-3. Form number changed to T.G. 46. Heading is now RECEIVED PRESS TELEGRAM. Printed in red on light yellow paper about 1933.
AW-DP-4. Heading reduced to PRESS TELEGRAM and COMMONWEALTH ... much smaller. Has a round date stamp. Printed in red on cream to light yellow between 1946 and 1952.

International transmission forms

IAO-TP-1.

Heading is INTERNATIONAL PRESS TELEGRAM.

Has OTC logo.