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Telegraph Act

Great Britain · Economy / Telecommunications. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1868Date range
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Chronological records

1868

Benjamin Disraeli31 July 1868

London · Economy / Telecommunications

The Telegraph Act enables the Post Office to purchase and operate inland telegraph networks.

Names involved

Benjamin Disraeli

Provenance

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