Corporate Body

Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd (AWA) (1913 - 1988)

From
1913
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
To
1988
Functions
Telecommunications
Location
Sydney, New South Wales

Summary

In 1913 an amalgamation took place between Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co. Ltd and the Australian Wireless Company. This merger formed Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd. The new company operated until 1988, when it became AWA Limited.

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Timeline

 ? - 1913 Australian Wireless Company
 1900 - 1913 Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co Ltd
       1913 - 1988 Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd (AWA)
             1988 - AWA Limited

Related People

Archival resources

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

  • Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) - Records, 1914 - 1962, MLMSS 2954; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

Published resources

Books

  • Postmaster-General's Department, Broadcasting and the Australian Post Office 1923-1973 (Canberra: Postmaster-General's Department, 1973), 24 pp. Details

Resources

See also

Ailie Smith; Ken McInnes

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