HISTORY | Telephone first rings in Nowra 111 years ago

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Updated August 13 2019 - 12:45pm, first published 12:41pm
CONNECTED: The first subscriber for the telephone service was Walter Elyard, pictured with his family. Photo: Shoalhaven Historical Society.
CONNECTED: The first subscriber for the telephone service was Walter Elyard, pictured with his family. Photo: Shoalhaven Historical Society.

It's something we take for granted now but this year marks 111 years since the telephone came to Nowra.

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