By the time I joined The Canberra Times, in February 1997, typewriters had long gone, replaced by Coyote computer terminals for writing and sub-editing. I know a few people – mostly typewriter lovers – who wish old-style newspaper newsrooms were still a thing. Or, that they had been around when typewriters were still being used in newsrooms. The Canberra Times centenary exhibition at the Canberra Museum and Gallery is an embarrassingly paltry affair, but it does have some images of the Times’ newsroom. The standard size typewriters are predominately Olivettis, with the odd Olympia thrown in. Ah, the memories …
