Perth Wireless Station Applecross
From Engineering Heritage Western Australia
On 30th September 1912, eighteen years after Marconi’s first radio experiments, the Australian Postmaster General’s Department commissioned this radio station, equipped with a Telefunken 25 kW quenched spark long wave transmitter, coupled to a 120 metre high guyed aerial.
It established the first direct radiotelegraphic communication across the continent and maintained contact with shipping.
Between 1922 and its 1967 decommissioning, it also linked Australia to the world by short wave radio.
Engineering Heritage Recognition Program
| Marker Type | Historic Engineering Marker (HEM) |
| Award Date | 24 October 1994 |
| Prominent People | |
| Nomination Document | Available here |
| Ceremony Booklet | Available here |
| Ceremony Report | Available here |
| Interpretation Panel | None installed |
