| Name | Multiple banks of cabinets |
| Date | 1930s- 1980s |
| Manufacturer | PMG |
| Usage | Public call box |
| Notes | See below- |
The need for Multiple banks of Phone Booths in Australia
| The use of multiple or banks of cabinets was popular in heavy usage locations. Below Figs.14 and 15 at Central Railway (cabinets now demolished), -Post Office location at Maroubra Figs.16 and 17 (now gone) and Wynyard Railway Station (underground Sydney) which still exist to-day without the two penny call fee of course.   The basic forms were: a) Glazed half length two sides and door, b) Glazed full length two sides and door, c) Glazed half length all sides and door, d) Glazed full length all sides and door. Fig. 19 is an e·xample of d) while Fig.20 is an example of a). AS popular as these cabinets seem to have been with the public, they still possessed shortcomings, particularly in ventilation and maintenance, but it is sad to think they will have completely disappeared from our streets by the early 1980’s. Source- (with thanks to) History of the telephone in New South Wales / by Jim Bateman [Croydon, N.S.W.] : J. Bateman, 1980 ISBN: 0959478701 Below- multiple newly refurbished bank at Martin Place railway station, Sydney. 2025  |
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