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This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 1 July, 1963. "Stating the telephone number required to an operator will soon be a thing of the past at Foxton. This automatic telephone exchange is well on the way to completion, and should be fully operational next year. The system will work in conjunction with the exchange at Levin."

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Object type
Image
Archive
Manawatū Evening Standard Negative Collection
Date
July 1, 1963
Digitisation ID
2017N_2017-20_017758
Format
B&W negative

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buildings,
foxton telephone exchange,
technology,
telephone exchange,
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Related items

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