Western Australia - Interim period: 1901-1917.
Ordinary rate transmission form: WI-TO-2.

  
General characteristics:

Heading and notes: Form number E.T. 1. (WA could not follow the pattern of the other States of using E.T. No. 2 for this transmission form because that form number had already been allocated to ordinary rate delivery forms).
Standardised interim heading.
Message area: 6 lines of 5 unnumbered boxes.
Reverse side: Blank.
Colours (text & form): Black on cream.
Size of form overall: 172 × 203 mm.
Distinctive characteristics of this form:
 
TO-2A WI-TO-2A.

Perth to Boulder
16 July 1907.

Characteristics:

  • form number E.T. No. 1 in top left corner but no PREFIX;
  • date starts with "190 " for year;
  • two entries in lower left corner for times Lodged and Sent.
WI-TO-2Ba WI-TO-2Ba.
Perth to Kalgoorlie
(Telegraphs 28 May 1910).

Characteristics:

  • no schedule number above No.... in top right corner;
  • date starts with "190 " for year
  • three entries in lower left corner for times Lodged and Sent and BY.
WI TO 2Bb WI-TO-2Bb.
Copy to Kalgoorlie
(11 November 1911).

Characteristics:

  • no schedule number above No.... in top right corner;
  • date starts with "191 " for year.
WI-TO-2C WI-TO-2C.
To Perth (9 October 1913).

Characteristics:

  • has schedule number above "No ..." in top right corner;
  • date starts with "191 " for year.

Details of use and rarity.

Form
sub-number		 Schedule number Earliest recorded date Rarity rating
TO-2A None 16 July 1907 at Perth. RRR
TO-2Ba None 29 May 1910 at T.O. Perth. RRR
TO-2Bb None 11 November 1912. RRR
TO-2C F1337 / 26 S 26. 9 October 1913 at Perth. RRR