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Author Wilson, A. C., 1943-

Title Wire and wireless : a history of telecommunications in New Zealand, 1860-1987 / A.C. Wilson
Published Palmerston North, N.Z. : Dunmore Press, 1994

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 W'PONDS  384.0993 Wil/Waw  AVAILABLE
Description 236 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 25 cm
Contents Overseas antecedents -- The telegraph's arrival in New Zealand -- Growth and drift under Charles Lemon, 1867-1894 -- Telephony: the first phase (1877-94) --Turning the century: telephony, wireless and cable --World War I -- The interwar years -- World War II and its aftermath -- 'Golden Years': 1950s to 1980 --'Departmental' telecommunications: the final years
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-226) and index
Subject Radio -- New Zealand -- History.
Telecommunication -- New Zealand -- History.
Telegraph -- New Zealand -- History.
Telephone -- New Zealand -- History.
LC no. zbn94084593
ISBN 0864692102 (paperback)
Other Titles Cover title: Wire & wireless : a history of telecommunications in New Zealand, 1890-1987