Did you know..
If you posted a letter in Auckland in 1852 it would arrive in Christchurch about one month later. Not until 1857 was it even possible io post mail between Lyttelton and Christchurch. However by 1879 telephones had been installed in Christchurch by several businessmen.
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Press, 12 May 1981, Page 14
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