Disused Phone Boxes Locationless, Locationless, Locationless
By
WazzaAndWenches on 19-Jul-16. Waypoint GA8294
Cache Details
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| Type: | Locationless |
| Container: | Other |
| Proximity: | 161m |
| Maximum Finds: | 5 |
Description
Find a disused telephone box
Although almost everyone carries a little box of magic in the form of a mobile phone it has not always been so convenient to keep in touch with other people. Back in the dark ages a telephone call required more than pulling the box of magic from your pocket and being instantly connected to a friend, either just next door or on the far side of the world. Back then you either used your own home telephone or you walked to the corner and used a public telephone, usually housed in a telephone box similar to these...
To log this cache you must take a photo of a disused telephone box, ideally with you or your gps in the photo. The box may still be on the roadside or it may be tucked away in a backyard or antique shop. Where ever it is, it's your job to sniff it out and log the find. You may log this cache a maximum of 5 times.
Logs
We were on our way through sheffield to hide some caches when we spotted this old red phone box outside the Kentish Museum.
I saw this oldie on a walk after an awesome breakfast in the area. They are becoming rarer over time. I had a laugh when I saw the inside of the box (see image). I remember using these when I was much younger. Thanks for the cache 
Rated: for Overall Experience
LOL I've been looking so long for this cache to log.
So long I notice that i took the photo for it back in 2020!
This is an old telstra box in Addiscott Rd Bells Beach VIC.
Still shows on street view too!
TFTL
So long I notice that i took the photo for it back in 2020!
This is an old telstra box in Addiscott Rd Bells Beach VIC.
Still shows on street view too!
TFTL
Rated: for Overall Experience
S40 56.832 E145 38.963 BOAT HARBOUR TASMANIA
I drove past this disused phone box in someone's garden on my way to Stanley.
I drove past this disused phone box in someone's garden on my way to Stanley.
Rated: for Overall Experience
S42 47.830 E147 17.358 OTAGO TASMANIA
This old telephone phone Box has been converted to a private letter box.
This old telephone phone Box has been converted to a private letter box.
Rated: for Overall Experience
S41 23.002 E146 19.694 SHEFFIELD TASMANIA
I was driving through Sheffield looking for another cache when I noticed this old red telephone box outside the Museum on Main Street.
I was driving through Sheffield looking for another cache when I noticed this old red telephone box outside the Museum on Main Street.
Rated: for Overall Experience
S42 01.734 E147 29.530 ROSS TASMANIA
While in the area after caches I found these two old telephone boxes in the main street of Ross Tasmania. The one on the right is fully functional with its telephone while the one on the left no longer has its phone.
While in the area after caches I found these two old telephone boxes in the main street of Ross Tasmania. The one on the right is fully functional with its telephone while the one on the left no longer has its phone.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Visited the Gulgong Pioneer Museum and found this telephone box.
Found this one on a walk around Maryborough Qld. TFTL 
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This old red phone box is sitting in the communal area of our residential village at Kincumber. It was looking unloved for quite a while but the village staff gave it a fresh coat of paint recently and now it looks like it's brand new and usable ... except for the lack of an essential component, a phone.
This old phone box was found on private property near Narrogin, WA, repurposed as a Tardis )
Thanks for the Locationless Cache
)Thanks for the Locationless Cache
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This old phone box was on private property, at the accommodation we stayed at, in Greenleigh, during the Mega we attended at Queanbeyan.
Whenever I have a weekend afternoon that I'm not working I like to head out of Echuca to the Great Aussie Beer Shed for some "fellowship" over a couple of cold Bundy's. You can interpret that as being most weekends. There's something going on all the time and things change very often at the Beer Shed. There's thousands of beer cans on show and hundreds of other "old things". The latest addition to the Shed is an old phone box.
This Disused Phone Box is within the grounds of Moira Station - a private function centre 30km north of Echuca. I dropped a load of passengers here for a wedding and spotted the phone box as I was turing the bus around.
A few weeks ago we made the journey along a very corrugated and dusty road to Wittenoom in Western Australia to check out what was left of this town. As the town has been de-gazetted due to the asbestos danger we were surprised to find a few people still living there. Apparently they refused to leave when the town was closed down. Not sure why anyone would want to live here and with no mobile reception we thought this phone box might be active but Mr Beetle checked it out and it was dead.
The phone box can be found at S22 14.401 E118 20.745
Thanks.
The phone box can be found at S22 14.401 E118 20.745
Thanks.
Stopped in Paihia in the Bay of Islands of New Zealand, where an old telephone box is a pop up free library.
It also houses one of the best caches we have seen.
It also houses one of the best caches we have seen.
We stopped by the Ettamogah Pub in Albury NSW for a photo opportunity as it was early in the morning, and no one was around. We found this disused phone box in the gardens. We are travelling to Alexandra event in Victoria, and geocaching along the way. TFTC
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On the way to Alice Springs when I spied this old phone box up near a couple of trigs we were chasing in Griffith NSW. No problems in stopping and the photo was soon snapped.
Thanks WazzaAndWenches....another opportunistic locationless grabbed.
Thanks WazzaAndWenches....another opportunistic locationless grabbed.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Think these have been moved around Christchurch a few times
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Ettamogah Pub at Table Top, NSW is where I found this old red ringing box.
Rated: for Overall Experience
On our return from a recent caching trip to Hobart we came across a repurposed telephone box at the front entrance to a property. The domed roof was the identifying characteristic as the glass windows had been removed and replaced by wooden panels. The required photo has been added to the Gallery. Thanks WazzandWenches for the cache.
Cohuna Vic
Found this disused phone box a few years ago when we thought there was a cache for disused phone boxes. We didn't get to log it then because unlike the phone box we couldn't find the cache so we'll log it now. As you can see from the photo this was two caches in one, we thought we'd hit the locationless jackpot!
TFTC WazzaAndWenches
Found this disused phone box a few years ago when we thought there was a cache for disused phone boxes. We didn't get to log it then because unlike the phone box we couldn't find the cache so we'll log it now. As you can see from the photo this was two caches in one, we thought we'd hit the locationless jackpot!
TFTC WazzaAndWenches
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Outside the Post Office, York WA
One is working other is disused, home to a GC.
One is working other is disused, home to a GC.
This phone box is outside a servo which has long cliosed and it seems that no one maintains this one anymore
Not so disused - it's a mail box. Haha.
Wauchope NSW. Just passing through and saw a Summer Scavenge opportunity.
Wauchope NSW. Just passing through and saw a Summer Scavenge opportunity.
Spotted this recycled old phone box along the East Derwent Highway. TFTL Will use in the Summer Scavenger Series games.
Rated: for Overall Experience
"I decided a 400km round trip was needed for 2 scavenges...."
Top job Blossom*. More points for Clan Phoenix
I decided a 400km round trip was needed for 2 scavenges and while in the southern highlands, this lovely old phone box was spotted
I remember this particular disused phone box sitting pride in place in the old Millers Garden Centre in Mcgraths Hill. Nowadays with the garden centre closed, it sits in the shed and is currently being restored.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Located a disused Phone Box in the hands of being restored in a shed in McGraths Hill.
This will keep pride of place once finished.
This will keep pride of place once finished.
This old red phone box has been sited in its current loction for over fifteen years. I drive to Toowoomba on a regular basis and never thought about it being a locationless
till I saw this one published. Coming home one day we had to take a photo. It is located outside a very long and well established antiques shop on the ridhg hand side of the road North Bound on the New England Highway in Crows Nest Qld. TFTL WazzaAndWenches
till I saw this one published. Coming home one day we had to take a photo. It is located outside a very long and well established antiques shop on the ridhg hand side of the road North Bound on the New England Highway in Crows Nest Qld. TFTL WazzaAndWenches
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Out and about for the Summer Scavenger Series 2016/17 and snapped this disused phone box in someone's back yard.
Thanks WazzaAndWenches
Summer Scavenger Series 2016/17 and snapped this disused phone box in someone's back yard.Thanks WazzaAndWenches
Rated: for Overall Experience
CNR BOARDMAN - ROWLAND ROADS
BOWRAL NSW
This red telephone box is sitting beside the Scottish Arms Hotel.
BOWRAL NSW
This red telephone box is sitting beside the Scottish Arms Hotel.
Rated: for Overall Experience
249 ARGYLE STREET
MOSS VALE NSW
This red telephone box is sitting beside the former Post Office building, and nearby is its lovely friend a little red postal box. I 'suspect' this telephone box was the one sitting over in Bowral behind the Telephone Exchange and was relocated here - a wise decision IMHO. BTW it no longer houses the telephone.
MOSS VALE NSW
This red telephone box is sitting beside the former Post Office building, and nearby is its lovely friend a little red postal box. I 'suspect' this telephone box was the one sitting over in Bowral behind the Telephone Exchange and was relocated here - a wise decision IMHO. BTW it no longer houses the telephone.
Rated: for Overall Experience
This old phone box is now a little library and also home to a GC cache.
Rated: for Overall Experience
I was able to log this cache after visiting a disused phone box which now seems to be a bus stop down in Torquay, Victoria
Thanks for this cache WazzaAndWenches
Thanks for this cache WazzaAndWenches
WazzaAndWenches yesterday on our way to a job we past this phone box but run out of time to get a photo on our way back home, luclily today I had to go back and finish off so got the required photo.
TFTC
TFTC
WazzaAndWenches I was on my way home from a bit of caching when I spotted this one near Sorel.
Went to a garage sale at the weekend and saw this beautifully restored phone box for sale. Coords are for general location as for sale from a private residence. TFTL
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#999 - 14:45; I was out on a caching run with Sol de lune near Blayney, NSW recently when I spotted this old phone box. We were trying to find the best spot to get a snap of a nearby trig at the time. Seeing I had the camera handy, shot this as well 
TFTC WazzaAndWenches 
TFTC WazzaAndWenches Rated: for Overall Experience
This disused phone box is located near a private property at Bagdad on the Midland Highway, Tasmania. The property owner sells seasonal produced and a honesty tin is placed in the old telephone box - good to see it being used again. TFTLC
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Red Telephone Box, Former Post Office - Moss Vale, NSW
The heritage value of this Red Telephone Box is recognised & it is protected by a stout, spiked iron fence. The Red Telephone Box is not accessible to the public for its own protection. It is a vivid reminder of our past experience with public phones & an attraction in its own right. The building behind is the former Post Office which is heritage listed & was constructed in 1890. I like the word "ideally" as this is one of my Waymarks therefore neither I nor my Magellan are in view.
The heritage value of this Red Telephone Box is recognised & it is protected by a stout, spiked iron fence. The Red Telephone Box is not accessible to the public for its own protection. It is a vivid reminder of our past experience with public phones & an attraction in its own right. The building behind is the former Post Office which is heritage listed & was constructed in 1890. I like the word "ideally" as this is one of my Waymarks therefore neither I nor my Magellan are in view.
This old phone box is now part of the Adavale Mini-Museum in outback Queensland.
There's not a lot here but everything on display is part of Adavale's history.
There's not a lot here but everything on display is part of Adavale's history.
Hi WazzaAndWenches
This telphone booth is outside The Fox and Hounds Hotel on the Tasman Peninsula at Port Arthur Tasmania. I used to do the breakfast cooking here.
Sainted at 1115hrs.
TFTC and cheers; OldSaint.
This telphone booth is outside The Fox and Hounds Hotel on the Tasman Peninsula at Port Arthur Tasmania. I used to do the breakfast cooking here.
Sainted at 1115hrs.
TFTC and cheers; OldSaint.
WazzaAndWenches I was on my way home from a bit of caching when I spotted this one it is now a letter box.
This old phone box is in the Kalamunda History Village.
TFTC WazzaAndWenches
TFTC WazzaAndWenches
WazzaAndWenches thanks for the cache I found this phone box in New Norfolk while looking for another cache.
Coonabarabran NSW
If we'd been a bit more with it we could have been FTF on this cache. Two years ago while touring around we decided to make a dent in the list of Locationless. This was our first find but by the time we tried to log it there was no trace of a Locationless about old phone boxes.
We still don't know if there ever was such a thing but since there is now . . . 
This phone box is in the John Oxley Caravan Park and appears to be in the original position.
TFTC WazzaAndWenches.
If we'd been a bit more with it we could have been FTF on this cache. Two years ago while touring around we decided to make a dent in the list of Locationless. This was our first find but by the time we tried to log it there was no trace of a Locationless about old phone boxes.
We still don't know if there ever was such a thing but since there is now . . . This phone box is in the John Oxley Caravan Park and appears to be in the original position.TFTC WazzaAndWenches.
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Found this is the caravan park we stayed in at Coolgardie. Note the dust on the phone!
A second hand dealer in Westbury Tasmania has had two old telephone boxes in his yard fro a number of years. When we last enquired, one was selling fro $1800, the other for $2400. Obviously there isn't much demand at those prices as they have remained in the dealer's yard for many years. A photo of Mrs y'stassie with to disused telephone boxes has been added to the Gallery. Thanks WazzaAndWenches for the cache.
