Corporate Body

Australian and Overseas Telecommunications Corporation (1992 - 1993)

From

1992
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

To

1993

Functions

Telecommunications

Alternative Names

Telecom Australia (Parallel)

Reference No

CA 7643

Legal Status

Agency of the Commonwealth of Australia

Location

Melbourne, Victoria

Summary

The Australian and Overseas Telecommunications Corporation was established in 1992 after a merger took place between the Overseas Telecommunications Commission and the Australian Telecommunications Corporation. The Corporation continued to be known as Telecom Australia. In 1993 the Corporation changed its name, becoming the Telstra Corporation Limited.

Timeline

1901 - 1975 Postmaster-General's Department
       1901 - 1975 Postmaster-General's Department
       1975 - 1989 Australian Telecommunications Commission
             1946 - 1992 Overseas Telecommunications Commission
             1989 - 1992 Australian Telecommunications Corporation
                   1992 - 1993 Australian and Overseas Telecommunications Corporation
                         1993 - Telstra Corporation Limited

Published resources

Resources

Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-602024. Details

Resource Sections

'Primary description of agency CA 7643; Telstra Corporation Limited, Registration of entity: 8 March 1993', in RecordSearch, National Archives of Australia, 2000, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?Number=CA%207643. Details

Ailie Smith

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