Historedia
Group or institution

Telegraph Department

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1868

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Telegraph Department, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. New Zealand officially adopts a standard time

    1868

    Role: Adopted Wellington time for synchronisation

    1. 1868 · Wellington, New ZealandTelegraph Department Adopts Wellington Time

      The Telegraph Department adopted 'Wellington time' as the standard time across all offices in 1868 to synchronise operations.

    2. 2 November 1868 · New ZealandOfficial Adoption of Standard Time

      New Zealand officially adopted a standard time to be observed nationally on 2 November 1868, becoming the first country to do so.

Sources

  1. Standard time Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-22