FIRST - Automatic Telephone Exchange in the Southern Hemisphere, Geelong, Vic, Australia
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S 38° 08.900 E 144° 21.420
55H E 268400 N 5774426
The first Automatic Telephone Exchange in the Southern Hemisphere,
Waymark Code: WM10HCC
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 05/09/2019
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The telegraph station was located in the building next door until 1870 when the telegraph business was amalgamated with the post office in this building. A plaque on the Ryrie St side of the former post office reads :-
"The first Automatic Telephone Exchange in the Southern Hemisphere was established in this building on 6th July 1912".
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