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Pay Phone, a Lifeline During 2019 Australia Wildfires, Gains Heritage Status

Published by New York Times World By Laura Chung · 5 October 2026 at 07:01
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Pay Phone, a Lifeline During 2019 Australia Wildfires, Gains Heritage Status
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Hundreds lined up to call loved ones as the internet went down and the flames closed in on the Australian town of Narooma in 2019.

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