“Samuel Finley Breese Morse invented the Morse system of telegraphy in the 1840s in the United States.”

“As things turned out, railways and telegraphy made things easier for the police, too.”

“The text, which describes the Daniell cell and other early batteries, comes from an 1871 book about telegraphy.”

“I received a telegraph from my boss confirming my promotion.”

“Edison took advantage of the opportunity to learn telegraphy and in 1863 became an apprentice telegrapher.”

“For telephone calls with the INMARSAT mini M system, scratch cards can be obtained from the telegrapher.”

“Two types of pack dogs were even created during the First World War: telegrapher dogs and pigeon carrier dogs.”

“The man in question was a Navy telegraphist who served on-board an Australian submarine.”

“Andrew, a telegraphist of the Royal Engineers, also recorded an example of this battle-weary mood in a letter sent from the front.”

“The first telegram to be sent happened on 27 April 1887, sent by JE Symons the telegraphist.”

“Skilled telegraphists had relayed Morse code messages along the line from Adelaide to Darwin and overseas, and vice versa.”

“They worked as telegraphists at the radio station and became good friends of our family.”

“When positions did start to open up in school teaching or as typists and telegraphists, they could not be combined with marriage.”

“Ticker symbols began as telegraphers ' informal shorthand, but today they are registered with the various exchanges.”

“At Saratov, for example, the strike of postal workers and telegraphers lasted a month and a half.”

“Whimsically, he notes that the Dutch called the volcano Krakatau, and that English telegraphers and journalists misspelled the name for perpetuity.”