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