HerStory
Isabella CLIFF
Special Achievements:Australia's first telephonist was among nine girls employed at the country's first commercial telephone exchange in Collins Street, Melbourne in 1880.
Resources
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Image - Isabella Cliff
Photographer: unknown
Telstra Museum, Adelaide
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References
Telecom Australia. (July 1993). “The Palace of Winged Words”: The Development of Telephone Exchanges in Australia. unknown: Telstra Corporation Liimited.
