WA HISTORIC
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
SOCIETY INC. (WAHTS)
NEW:
Visit us on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1869674749781559/
COVID 19
WITH RECENT LOCKDOWNS AND ONGOING COVID RISK, WA CLUB MEETINGS AND ACTIVITIES ARE DEPENDENT ON WA GOVT ADVICE.
Welcome
WAHTS is the WA sub-branch of the Melbourne based Australian Historic Telephone Society (AHTS).
We are a small but enthusiastic group of collectors of antique and vintage telephones and related memorabilia. We meet every second month in a private home in the Perth area. Note projected meeting dates below.
Our members' interests include preserving local telecommunications history, collecting antique, vintage and retro telephones, restoring degraded telephones and also buying and selling collectable phones. if you are interested in our club, please introduce yourself through the Contact link.
2022 meeting Dates (COVID permitting?)
12 Feb, 9 April, 18 Jun, 20 Aug, 22 Oct, 26 Nov (AGM and Xmas lunch). Contact to confirm.
STAA
All the Australian telephone collector clubs, and their subsidiaries (including this club, the WAHTS), are members of the national body, STAA. There is a lot of information on the STAA site and it is well worth a visit. If you are outside WA, more information about joining the various interstate groups can be found by simply clicking on this link
To view "Old Australian Telephones", a WA club member's site, go here
Visit us on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1869674749781559/
COVID 19
WITH RECENT LOCKDOWNS AND ONGOING COVID RISK, WA CLUB MEETINGS AND ACTIVITIES ARE DEPENDENT ON WA GOVT ADVICE.
Welcome
WAHTS is the WA sub-branch of the Melbourne based Australian Historic Telephone Society (AHTS).
We are a small but enthusiastic group of collectors of antique and vintage telephones and related memorabilia. We meet every second month in a private home in the Perth area. Note projected meeting dates below.
Our members' interests include preserving local telecommunications history, collecting antique, vintage and retro telephones, restoring degraded telephones and also buying and selling collectable phones. if you are interested in our club, please introduce yourself through the Contact link.
2022 meeting Dates (COVID permitting?)
12 Feb, 9 April, 18 Jun, 20 Aug, 22 Oct, 26 Nov (AGM and Xmas lunch). Contact to confirm.
STAA
All the Australian telephone collector clubs, and their subsidiaries (including this club, the WAHTS), are members of the national body, STAA. There is a lot of information on the STAA site and it is well worth a visit. If you are outside WA, more information about joining the various interstate groups can be found by simply clicking on this link
To view "Old Australian Telephones", a WA club member's site, go here
WE WON!
Winner The Wireless Hill Museum in collaboration with the WAHTS and media group Creative Spaces:
Australian Museums and Galleries Association Museums & Galleries National Awards 17 June 2022
Temporary or Travelling Exhibition (level 1): "Number Please!" exhibition
https://www.melvillecity.com.au/things-to-do/museums-arts-and-culture/wireless-hill-museum
The judges said: This exhibition shows a great deal of creativity and resourcefulness for such a modest budget. A good deal of thought has been given to the aesthetics and ensuring that the exhibition can spark nostalgia in its visitors.
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