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Telegraph Department Adopts Wellington Time
- When
- 1868
- Where
- Wellington, New Zealand
The Telegraph Department adopted 'Wellington time' as the standard time across all offices in 1868 to synchronise operations.
In 1868, the Telegraph Department adopted 'Wellington time' as the standard time across all their offices so that opening and closing times could be synchronised. The supplied passage gives only the year, not the month, and does not state whether this adoption occurred before or after the national adoption of 2 November 1868.
Sources
- Standard time Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-22
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