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Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co Ltd (1900 - 1913)

Function: Telecommunications

Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co Ltd originated from the Wireless Telegraph and Signal Company which was established by Guglielmo Marconi in 1897. In 1909, the company’s first trans-atlantic radio telegraph service was opened and in 1910 they began working on ways to link the whole Empire by wireless. This plan was finally realised in 1927 when a short-wave, beam wireless 'Imperial Chain' was opened. In 1913 Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Company was taken over by Amalgamated Wireless (Australiasia) Ltd. (AWA) and later by Cable & Wireless.

Previous and Subsequent Entities

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

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Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=A000900. [ Details ]

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