Telephone Exchange, Christchurch Post Office

Artist Gray Rathglen with telephone directory

12 April 1995

Gray Rathglen with a copy of the 1995 telephone directory featuring his Christchurch city inspired abstract artwork on the cover. A framed copy of the artwork is on the wall behind.

Creator: Christchurch Star

Area: Other / Unknown

Source: Christchurch Star Archive

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Swimming pool dial-a-dollar campaign

5 March 1969

Telephone operators in the Jaycees Dial-a-Dollar campaign to raise funds for a swimming pool. Manning the phones are, from left, J.S. Crosbie, J. McGirr, A. R. McLachland and M. P. Winder.

Creator: Christchurch Star

Area: Other / Unknown

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Automatic Telephone Exchange, Hereford Street

30 August 2013

Automatic Telephone Exchange, Hereford Street

Area: East / Linwood

Source: Kete Christchurch

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Demonstration of telephone Courtesy Campaign, Post Office

8 September 1961

Three female toll operators posing at work on the toll board as part of a telephone courtesy campaign ran by the New Zealand Post Office. The women are, from left, J. Aitken, J. Squire and G. Smith.

Creator: Christchurch Star

Area: Central City / Cathedral Square South

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Recycling old telephone books

9 July 1991

Riccarton Girl Guides and Brownies with stacks of telephone books they are recycling to raise money to save the yellow eyed penguin. Pictured from left are Marie Staite, Joanne Kuipers, Melanie Galt, Rebecca Haines and Sherryl Galt. The work is being carried out at a disused service station on the corner of Riccarton Road and Rattray Street.

Creator: Christchurch Star

Area: West / Riccarton

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Telephone Exchange, Christchurch Post Office

9 December 1941

A man stood using the telephone exchange in the Christchurch post office in Cathedral Square.

Creator: Christchurch Star

Area: Central City / Cathedral Square South

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The 108th Halswell Brownie Pack with a phone box

1 July 1988

The 108th Halswell Brownie Pack with a telephone box. Mr Bradshaw, area service manager of customer equipment for Telecom, is pointing to a plaque on the phone box stating the Brownie Pack have adopted it and are responsible for its care.

Creator: Christchurch Star

Area: South West / Halswell

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Cameron Kinzett with Santa Claus

15 December 1989

A child, Cameron Kinzett, with Santa Claus. They are holding a telephone up following a call Cameron made to Santa during which he was left on hold.

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Telecom telephone money box

22 December 1987

Close-up of an old Telecom telephone after being repurposed as a money boxes for sale.

Creator: Christchurch Star

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Telephone directory collection

23 November 1976

Helen Mitchell (left) and Lorraine Barrett with piles of Telecom telephone directories for recycling by One Earth Trust. The collection was as a result of the changeover to subscriber trunk dialling, enabling people to make calls without an operator.

Creator: Christchurch Star

Area: Central City / Cathedral Square

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