Marconi Wireless Telegraphy Trialled in Australia

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Simon Moorhead
Ericsson Australia and New Zealand

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History, Telecommunications, Marconi, Politics

Abstract

A historic paper from 2010, republished here, describes a demonstration of wireless transmission between Victoria and Tasmania by the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company in 1906. The subsequent debate and delays in adopting the new wireless communication system highlight the influence of imperial politics on Australian telecommunications, post Federation. The impasse with Marconi over his initial refusal to license his patent was eventually resolved by the creation of Amalgamated Wireless Holdings (AWA) in 1911.

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Colonial Conference. (1907). Minutes of Proceedings of the Colonial Conference, 1907. Section A-05, Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives of in New Zealand, 1907. Available at https://atojs.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/atojs?a=d&d=AJHR1907-I.1.698&cl=&srpos=0&e=-------10--1------0--
Given, J. (2010). Wireless Politics: Marconi and the Parliament at Point Lonsdale, 12 July 1906. Telecommunications Journal of Australia, 60(4), 60.1–60.7.
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Dec 28, 2022
DOI https://doi.org/10.18080/jtde.v10n4.652

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Moorhead, S. (2022). Marconi Wireless Telegraphy Trialled in Australia. Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, 10(4), 103–111. https://doi.org/10.18080/jtde.v10n4.652
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Vol. 10 No. 4 (2022)
Section
History of Telecommunications
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Author Biography

Simon Moorhead, Ericsson Australia and New Zealand

Simon is Commercial Manager at Ericsson Australia & New Zealand. He has over 35 years experience in the telecommunications industry in a number of technology and commercial roles. Simon is interested in telecommunications history and is currently assisting the Editors of this Journal with researching historical papers from the Telecommunications Journal of Australia.

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