Western Australia - Interim period: 1901-1917.
Urgent rate transmission form: WI-TU-1.

  
General characteristics:

Heading and notes: PREFIX ... is printed in the TLC;
Form number E.T. No. 44 (centered at top).
Standard Interim period heading above URGENT TELEGRAM in 11 mm capitals.
Below the heading, there is a row of eight boxes - the end boxes are blank while the others are for stamps to be affixed.
Message area: One row of two parts - for "No. of words" and recipient details
then follows 6 rows of 5 boxes for the message.
Reverse side: Blank.
Colours (text & form): Black on orange paper.
Size of form overall: 192 × 215 mm.
Size of STAMPS row: 24 mm high.
Distinctive characteristics of this form:
 





1A WI-TU-1a.

Big Bell to Geraldton.
No indication of the date used.

Characteristics:

  • has URGENT TELEGRAM in large (9 mm high) letters across form;
  • has Form Number E.T. No. 44 centered at the top;
  • message area is boxed with 5 boxes in each of 6 rows.

Only two forms are recorded for this type - the other form also has no date  (being a copy of a message sent).
B1 WI-TU-1b.

Southern Cross to Perth - given a handstamp on the reverse side.
No indication of the date used but, from the Schedule number, the form was printed om 1910.

Characteristics:

  • Schedule number
    D730/10 in TRC;
  • apart from that, the same characteristics as for 1a above;

Only recorded form of this type.

Details of use and rarity.

Form
sub-number		 Schedule number Earliest recorded date Rarity rating
TU-1a None. No indication. RRRR
TU-1b D730/10. No indication. RRRR