Photograph, Wyndham Telephone Exchange 1949; Unknown; 1949; WY.1989.374.1
Photograph, Wyndham Telephone Exchange 1949
About this objectThis is a photograph of the Wyndham Telephone exchange, which was first installed in 1900 with 8 subscribers. This number had risen to 162 by 1924, with a waiting list of 29. The capacity was increased from 103 to 200 lines and two operators were required. Opening hours were gradually increased to 7am to 10pm, and 5pm to 6pm on Sundays. In 1926 hours were extended from 6 am to midnight. A new telephone exchange was opened in 1983. Single rather than party lines were laid underground and the old exchange boards were moved, one being given to the Wyndham Museum and the other to the Southland Museum.
Place MadeOceania, New Zealand, South Island, Southland, Wyndham
Maker Maker RolePhotographer
Date Made1949
Inscription and Marks
Photo: In ink handwritten
'Wyndham 1949'
'Exchange'
'situated opp the bosses'
'office, main building'
Upper right 'WY 89 374'
Lower centre 'Betty Geary'
On lower left in pencil 'WY.1989.374.1'
h 620 mm x w 90 mm
Period1940s
Object Type Subject and Association KeywordsCommunication (including Diaries and Letters)
Medium and Materials
organic, processed material, vegetal, paper, photographic paper
WY.1989.374.1
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