Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Postmaster-General's Department
Parallel form(s) of name
- Australian Post Office
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- Australia Post
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1901 - 1975
History
The Postmaster-General's Department (PMG) was a department of the Australian Federal Government established during Federation in 1901 to provide postal and telegraphic services across Australia. It replaced state based postal and telegraphy services. In 1975 it was replaced by Australia Post and Telecom Australia.
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Control area
Authority record identifier
AU NLA 35010662
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Final
Level of detail
Full
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised, BS, 10-Feb-2022