[LINK] Planned nbn outage comms

[Marghanita da Cruz]

On 9/30/25 21:54, David wrote:
> If I remember correctly, buying back those poles & wires and tunnels & cables was an essential part of Tony Abbott's misconceived multi-technology-mix solution, and I'm sure the owners of the said hardware were only too pleased to unload it!!!  That project must surely rank as a fine example of how such decisions should not be left to pollies and business.

NSW gov privatised electricity (original infrastructure trains and 
electricity companies - consolidated into SCC)

I have now reviewed and updated my Annandale Post Office webpage adding 
timeline, fixing links and adding links (URLs that have changed).

> 1896: Purpose Built Telegraph Pole circa 1896
> circa 1910: temporary telegraph wire, gate,electric light pole - wire 
> to lamp in centre of road circa 1910
> 1950: Previous building west of Post Office on Booth Street, 
> Tramlines, wires(Booth Street Tram between 1903 and 1961) and 
> electricity pole and light
> 1974: Shed on Northern side (petrol station side after 1961 when cars 
> replaced trams in Sydney), previous bank building (photo dated 1974) 
> and Post Boxes in wall(north east corner)building.
> 1996: Phone Boxes looking west May-96, north May-96 and North West May-96.
> 2002: Feb 2002
> 2014: post office Annandale Post Office (Eastern Side) with AUSGRID 
> green pillar (photo of installation of Parcel Lockers)
> 2018: Long Overdue Renovation
> 2017: Photo - transformed into cartoon (by gimp software)
> 2020: Advertising
> 2023: Bike Rack
https://ramin.com.au/annandale/story-annandale-post-office.shtml

Marghanita



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