Guide to the Records of the Overseas Telecommunications Commission collected by Guntis Berzins, 1947-2013

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 10751
Creator:
Guntis Berzins
Extent:
(2 folders)
Language:
English and English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Records of the Overseas Telecommunications Commission collected by Guntis Berzins, National Library of Australia, MS 10751, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:
This collection consists of material created and collected by Guntis Berzins, who worked for the Overseas Telecommunications Commission (Australia) as an engineer during the 1960s and 1970s. The collection includes a series of 20 lectures on "Telecommunications Organization and Procedures" issued by the Commission, working documents regarding testing of the concept and establishment of a system to distribute television to the Australian outback, examination papers for promotion to a clerical position, and ephemera relating to the official opening of the South-East Asia Commonwealth Cable (SEACOM) on 30 March 1967. This submarine telephone cable linked Cairns with Guam, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Access conditions may apply to this collection, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn10003164).
Conditions Governing Use:
Conditions for copying and publishing of this collection may apply, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn10003164).
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Records of the Overseas Telecommunications Commission collected by Guntis Berzins, National Library of Australia, MS 10751, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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