An old-style phone box
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326164)
Rockingham, Australia
August 25, 2019 3:30am CST
We went to see Hugh Jackman on Saturday evening and what a performance it was. The dancing and choreography were incredible and, of course, Hugh himself must be really fit to cope with the singing and dancing that he displayed. We are home again now and soon I’ll get around to replying to notifications.
The photo shows one of the entrances to Beacon, a small community on the edge of the wheatbelt. There is an old-style public phone box with a sign nearby saying ‘thanks for calling’. Leading to the phone-box is a row of old-style telephone poles. Once, these were common along all the roads but they are not seen so often now. Each pole has been adorned with a cutout bird of some sort.
Beacon is the town where they give you a $20 vouched when you book into the caravan park. The park also has excellent showers with plenty of room to hang clothes away from the water. The water was really hot and, although there was a small charge to use the washing machine, the drier was free. I’m sure we’ll go back there one day.
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@just4him (307318)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
25 Aug 19
That's a great picture. I love the birds on the telephone poles. Does the phone work?
That's great the caravan park gave you a voucher to stay there. It sounds like a wonderful town.
I'm glad you enjoyed the Hugh Jackman concert.
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@GardenGerty (157674)
• United States
25 Aug 19
It sounds like a really good place to visit, like they really value your business. I occasionally still see a pay phone here and there.
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@JudyEv (326164)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Aug 19
There are not too many pay phones around here now.
@JudyEv (326164)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Aug 19
Not being a man, I have no idea. It's a bit like the old joke - What's the difference between an elephant and a letter-box? When the person being addressed eventually gives up, you come out with - Well, I wouldn't send you to post a letter.
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
25 Aug 19
I thought the birds were real!
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@arunima25 (85649)
• Bangalore, India
25 Aug 19
Is that a functional phone?? Or just a keepsake for old memories. I thought those to be real birds and not cut outs
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@arunima25 (85649)
• Bangalore, India
30 Aug 19
@JudyEv They are, I could not make out. They are so real like.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
25 Aug 19
Hey that is really good to be able to see an old fashioned phone box and I love the English ones the best as I grew up with them around .
Nice to hear that you had a good time there also.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
26 Aug 19
@JudyEv
Actually I don´t know about the phone Boxes in England if they work still at the moment but they were a brilliant piece of technology and became an icon across the world.
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@JudyEv (326164)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Aug 19
@lovinangelsinstead21 The UK letter-boxes are another well-known icon, aren't they?
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
26 Aug 19
I have heard a few Jackman recordings. He is really good.
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
27 Aug 19
@JudyEv yes, though Jack Nicholson's singing is awful
A 1975 musical film upon The Who's 1969 rock opera from the album Tommy.
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@JudyEv (326164)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Aug 19
@arthurchappell 
Not the best singing I've ever heard.
Not the best singing I've ever heard.1 person likes this
@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
25 Aug 19
These are my dreams. See Hugh and camp out in a trailer.
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@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
26 Aug 19
@JudyEv oh yeah... and a bonus for I never passed the Skilled Migrant Visa in Australia when you are there already.
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@JudyEv (326164)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Aug 19
@Mavic123456 I don't know anything about the Skilled Migrant Visa. Did you sit for a test once?
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I hope you get to achieve your dreams one day.
@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
25 Aug 19
how 'xcitin' to see that performance 'f mr. jackman 'n troupe. i'm certain he's quite fit, one'd need to be fer such :) what a treat :)
love this ol' phone box. we used to've those here'n the u.s. back'n the day, though 'long the roadways no box - jest a phone hangin' out'n a pole, lol. i reckon they presumed 'twas alright fer ya to use such out'n the weather?? kinda odd, now that i think back'n 't.
sounds a great place to be stoppin'. many places here 've shoddy services if'n any 't all ('t least'n these parts - the picnic/rest stops 've no facilities 't all. wonderful to be able to tend yer laundry'n get a nice, hot shower. wonder why the dryer 'twas free? figured they'd charge fer such, too. yes ma'am, i'd be puttin' that'n my list 'f places to go.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
27 Aug 19
@JudyEv yummy! can't wait to go'n seek such out. i fear i'm havin' a bit'f an 'off' day 'n jest now returnin' to the puter so'm a bit 'hind.
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@JudyEv (326164)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Aug 19
@crazyhorseladycx I've just posted another amazing rock formation. I don't think I've put it up before.
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@DocAndersen (54407)
• United States
25 Aug 19
holy moly haven't seen one of those (working) in a long time.
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@JudyEv (326164)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Aug 19
@DocAndersen I might do a post on one we were given.
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@yanzalong (18982)
• Indonesia
25 Aug 19
That must be one of the must visit places.
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@smileyhema (4606)
• United States
26 Aug 19
Wow, that sounds like a great performance show. 
I presume, in many places, they replace those cables and draw those under the ground for safety purposes. I assume it's the same here as well.
That's a nice photo. How cute it is to have a telephone box there. Thanks for sharing this.
I presume, in many places, they replace those cables and draw those under the ground for safety purposes. I assume it's the same here as well.
That's a nice photo. How cute it is to have a telephone box there. Thanks for sharing this. 1 person likes this
@smileyhema (4606)
• United States
29 Aug 19
@JudyEv Yes, you're right and that's a good poing. That covers most part of the communication network.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
25 Aug 19
Is it a theater play or a movie of Hugh Jackman? My goodness I'm being ignorant again
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@JudyEv (326164)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Aug 19
I don't think you are ignorant at all. But I guess you have heard of Hugh Jackman? He came to our city and gave several concerts. He is on a world tour. He sang a lot of songs from musicals that he has been involved in - The Greatest Showman, Les Miserables, The Boy from Oz, etc.
@JudyEv (326164)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Aug 19
@ilocosboy He is very versatile and has a great voice too.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
26 Aug 19
Wow, being in musical was out of my mind, all i know for Hugh is being an action actor who played Wolverine and Reel Steel. Whew, he's the man!
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