Postmaster-General's Department
Australian government department, 1901–1975 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the use in Australia. For the general use, see Postmaster General.
The Postmaster-General's Department (PMG) was a department of the Australian federal government, established at Federation in 1901, whose responsibilities included the provision of postal and telegraphic services throughout Australia. It was abolished in December 1975 and replaced by the Postal and Telecommunications Department. Two separate legal entities had been established in July 1975 to take over the department's operations: Telecom Australia (colloquially "Telecom"; later became Telstra) and Australia Post.
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Formed | 1 January 1901[1] |
Dissolved | 22 December 1975[1] |
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Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia |
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