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A Dedication To The Operator

 

   

 

Bonnie’s Laurie Allen Tribute

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PMG Memories

 

To all those past telephonists that can remember the days when the number one priority was to above all give service to the customer, when a telephone operator was sometimes considered to be a lifeline and after a days work be proud of her job….I hope this page brings back many memories…

 

 

 

The Telephonist Bible

Approx 1966

 

 

 

 

Before computers there were dockets, all calls and history of the call were recorded on these little dockets before being thrown down a shute to travel under the floor to the other end of the room to the sorting rack.

 

 

 

 

Trunk Line Board Set-up

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

                     The Trunk Line boards  .       .The Day Rate/Night Rate              The Emergency Board

                                                 At The City West Main Trunk Exchange Melbourne

   

 

 

Telephonist Pay Structure

 

 

Trunk Line Charges

 

 

I think the one thing that all this proves is that change is not always for the better!