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Australian Army Museum of Western Australia > Records

Postmaster-General Type 300 Magneto Table Phone, 1940s

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Communications Gallery - Centenary of Royal Australian Corps of Signals

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1940s - 1950s "300" magneto table phone. The "curly" cord is a later update as the original cords were cloth covered and often plaited.

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cwa-org-32-54-616

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The Postmaster-General's Department (PMG) was a department of the Australian federal government, established at Federation in 1901 Departmental responsibilities included the provision of postal and telegraphic services throughout Australia. It was abolished in December 1975 and replaced by the Postal and Telecommunications Department. Two separate legal entities had been established in July 1975 to take over the department's operations: Telecom Australia (colloquially "Telecom"; later became Telstra) and Australia Post.

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Australian telephones 1901- 1915

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