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Adelaide Central

Recording the History of Communications

The Journal of the South Australian Telephone Collectors Society Inc.

Volume 7.2, March 2021

Front cover of Adelaide Central Volume 7.2
Image: Frieda Juncken, telephonist, seated in front of the Nuriootpa SA. telephone exchange magneto switchboard, c1925.
Credit: State Library of South Australia

 

Volume 6.9/10, October/November 2020

Front cover of Adelaide Central Volume 6.9/10
Image: The cover of a Telstra call price list - what’s that bird’s name?

 

Volume 6.8, September 2020

Front cover of Adelaide Central Volume 6.8
Image: Cover from a Telstra PMBX user guide

 

Volume 6.7, August 2020

Front cover of Adelaide Central Volume 6.7
Image: Telstra advertising material

 

Volume 6.6, July 2020

Front cover of Adelaide Central Volume 6.6
Image: Telstra advertising material

 

Volume 6.4/6.5, May/June 2020

Front cover of Adelaide Central Volume 6.4
Image: The birds really do have a tough time - even without a pandemic!

 

Volume 6.3, April 2020

Front cover of Adelaide Central Volume 6.3
Image: Unknown author but one of the better Coronavirus messages

 

Volume 6.2, March 2020

Front cover of Adelaide Central Volume 6.2
Image: Front cover of TJA Volume 13 Number 6 - 800 series telephones

 

Volume 6.1, February 2020

Front cover of Adelaide Central Volume 6.1
Image: For the 800 series theme, an 800 style RAX 2-10 rural party line telephone

 

Volume 5.11, December 2019

Telephone seen at the AHTS Telephone Show at Geelong on the 9th November
Image: Background - Looking across the bay at Geelong

 

Volume 5.10, November 2019

Rememberance Day
Image: Background - nicepik.com royalty free stock images. Composition: Jack O’Brien

 

Volume 5.9, October 2019

The remains of Koster’s Pottery Kiln
Image: https://www.weekendnotes.com/koster-park-playground-kiln/

 

Volume 5.8, September 2019

AWA Empire State radio - part of George Psorakis’s “radio” display

 

Volume 5.7, August 2019

Magneto cordless switchboard - 6 lines

 

Volume 5.6, July 2019

Western Electric Desk Telephone

 

Volume 5.3, April 2019

Western Electric No 1 Dial

 

Volume 5.2, March 2019

Series of receivers

 

Volume 4.11, December 2018

Ericsson AB 2500

 

Volume 4.10, November 2018

Remembrance day

 

Volume 4.9, October 2018

Handbag Telephone

 

Volume 4.8, September 2018

Betty Boop
Betty Boop with telephone - it's novelty month!

 

Volume 4.7, August 2018

Overland Telegraph
Book cover depicting the construction of the Overland Telegraph

 

Volume 4.6, July 2018

Hockender Hund
Siemens and Halske Modell 29 "Hockender Hund" (Crouching Dog)

 

Volume 4.5, June 2018

Adelaide GPO
Adelaide Post Office [B 387] - State Library of South Australia

 

Volume 4.4, May 2018

A contrast in time

 

Volume 4.3, April 2018

Easter
Front cover image: Another Australian taking time off for Easter

 

Volume 4.2, March 2018

Christmas
Front cover image: Book illustrating the theme of the meeting - Insulators

 

Volume 4.1, February 2018

Christmas

 

Volume 3.11, December 2017

Christmas

 

Volume 3.10, November 2017

Rememberance Day

 

Volume 3.8, September 2017

SATCS's 10th Birthday

 

Volume 3.7, August 2017

Geoff and Dulcie King
On the occasion of Geoff King’s 90th birthday - Geoff and Dulcie King

 

Volume 3.6, July 2017

ETSA Museum

 

Volume 3.5, June 2017

National Military Vehicle Museum

 

Volume 3.4, May 2017

Burra Telephone Show

 

Volume 3.3, April 2017

Candlestick telephone theme

 

Volume 3.2, March 2017

Candlestick telephone theme

 

Volume 1, November 2015

Shrine of Remembrance, North Terrace, Adelaide
Shrine of Remembrance, North Terrace, Adelaide

 

Volume 1, October 2015

Ball tower at Semaphore
Time Ball Tower, Semaphore.
Image Credit: Daryl, http://www.panoramio.com/photo/87595468

 

Volume 1, September 2015

Ball tower at Semaphore
Strathalbyn Telephone Show

 

Volume 1, August 2015

Adelaide Central Exchange 1909
Adelaide Central Exchange 1909

 

Volume 1, July 2015

Aerial wires and cables. King William St., Adelaide. Circa 1895. (Photo - Telecom Australia)
Aerial wires and cables. King William St., Adelaide. Circa 1895.
Image credit: Telecom Australia