Historical information

Six figure telephone numbers were introduced on the 16th May 1971 leading into the introduction of National Subscriber Dialling (STD) on the 30th May 1971. Operator connected trunk calls were still available as some places were not accessible by STD.

Physical description

Information pack from the Australian Post Office on new six-digit phone numbers for Bendigo. The pack consists of:
1. Information letter of stage 1 (Six Figure Dialing) and stage 2 (National subscriber trunk dialling)
2. Info pack envelope
3. Info brochure on STD (Subscriber Trunk Dialling)
4. Info brochure on special Features of the new telephone system