Castlemaine North students visit the historic Old Telegraph Station

Students Ava, Luca and Sidney chat to CP&ORA president Russell Sheehan about his 1920 telephone which features a modified modern dial.

Castlemaine North Primary School Grade 2/3 students and staff enjoyed a visit to the Old Telegraph Station on Monday to enjoy a talk with members of the Castlemaine Pioneers and Old Residents’ Association secretary Wilson Bunton and president Russell Sheehan.

The students are currently studying communication and learnt all about early communication in Castlemaine including morse code and telegrams, telephones and early switchboards. 

Harvey, Sidney, Quinton and Evelinka check out a morse code training aid which was used by students learning morse code. A teacher would stand alongside the student listening to make sure their signals were correct. 
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