Woodanilling Telephone Exchange

Author

Shire of Woodanilling

Place Number

17205

Location

Robinson Rd Woodanilling

Location Details

Local Government

Woodanilling

Region

Great Southern

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Municipal Inventory Adopted 18 Mar 2003 Category 4

Statement of Significance

The building is significant due to its association with postal communications and also for its linkage with pioneering families.

Physical Description

The last site for the Woodanilling manual telephone exchange was in the eastern portion of the Post Office building opposite the hall fronting Robinson Road. The access door is on the west of the building.

History

The sites of the Woodanilling telephone manual exchange is likely to have been parallel with postal facilities - with possibly the room adjoining Richardson's store the first. It is recorded that there was a public phone box outside this site at least as early as 1916.

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
Photos: Col 1/24
John Bird, "Round Pool to Woodanilling", p 245 1985

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use Transport\Communications Comms: Telephone Building

Historic Themes

General Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS Telecommunications

Creation Date

05 Nov 2004

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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