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B-AL-02 Standard Al. Flat Roof with door Phone Booth

Name Standard Al. Flat Roof with door (two panel design) Date 1978- introduced1990- expanded mesh lower glazing panel replacement1992 flat aluminium roofs replaced with orange domed roof2000 doors removed Manufacturer PMG Usage Public call box Notes Further notes Great Buckingham Street Redfern, 1987 Kent Street Sydney, 1985 Victoria Street Potts Point, 1988 Below gallery- an…

NameStandard Al. Flat Roof with door (two panel design)
Date1978- introduced
1990- expanded mesh lower glazing panel replacement
1992 flat aluminium roofs replaced with orange domed roof
2000 doors removed
ManufacturerPMG
UsagePublic call box
Notes
Further notes


Great Buckingham Street Redfern, 1987


Kent Street Sydney, 1985


Victoria Street Potts Point, 1988


Below gallery- an adapted/modernised old flat roof booth. Door removed, roof replaced, advertising panel mounted on back. Phone and backpanel updated with new phone etc. Photographed in Bredbo NSW 15.06.25.
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One response to “B-AL-02 Standard Al. Flat Roof with door Phone Booth”

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    B-AL-03 Telstra Standard Al. no door Phone Booth – Australian Payphone History

    […] is the current Australian full height telephone booth. It evolved from the previous flat roofed design and was designed to be doorless for accessibility (hence the full width opening). It typically […]

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