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From the collection of Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)

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Book, Telecom Australia, The Palace of Winged Words. The development of Telephone Exchanges in Australia, 1980

Physical description

An account of the development of Australias Telephone Exchanges from the first one established in Melbourne in August 1880 to the national and international service as at 1980

Subjects

communications

Identifier

VTMH148

Date made

1980

Place made

Australia

Author

Telecom Australia

Materials

Paper

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Book, Telecom Australia, The Palace of Winged Words. The development of Telephone Exchanges in Australia, 1980

Physical description

Subjects

Other items from this collection

Award - Shield - Johnsonville Brownies, Shield

Uniform - Badge, Brownie Unifirm

Certificate - Framed Certificate

Certificate - Johnsonville Brownies, Brownies Registration Certificates

Print - Watercolour print

Memorabilia - Badge, L.C.P. Lakes Entrance

Memorabilia - Badge

Administrative Record - Financial report, Lakes Entrance Golf Club Financial Report 1996-1997

Administrative Record - Members fixture, Lakes Entrance Golf Club Members Fixtures 1987-1998

Book, Rules of Golf

Book, Rules of Golf 1977,1988

Memorabilia - Tambo Shire badges, Shire of Tambo 100 yr Medallions X 5

Accessory - Tambo Shire Tie pin, tie pin

Memorabilia - Badge

Accessory - Tie pins

Accessory - Stick pin

Souvenir - jug

Souvenir - jug

Souvenir - vase

Souvenir - pelican snow globe

Souvenir - salt and pepper steins

Souvenir - cat salt and peppers

Souvenir - vase - scene of Mitchell River

Domestic object - plate

Domestic object - saucer

Domestic object - dish

Memorabilia - 5 stamps and stamp

Newspaper - newspapers, lakes post newspapers, 2020

Equipment - 1 Gallon measure

Equipment - standard 1/2 gallon measure