EARLY DAYS OF TELEGRAPHY.
DEATH OF A PIONEER.
London, December 24. Me. John Walkeb Wilkins, one of the pwneers of telegraphy, died yesterday at the age of 86. He managed the first telegraph law, which linked up London and Rugby in 1846.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15504, 10 January 1914, Page 8
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42EARLY DAYS OF TELEGRAPHY. New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15504, 10 January 1914, Page 8
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