Beechworth Telegraph Station

A snippet of the olden days

We had such a great visit. There was opportunity to have a go at morse code (much harder than I imagined), use an old typewriter and send a telegram. We were made to feel very welcome and encouraged t...

Interesting building

Worth a photo opportunity. Good place to take a picture on a walking tour of the old town which is full of interesting buildings.

Show the kids how things were BC ...... before cellphones.

You can get up close with old technology and see some of the bulky hardware which was used over the generations. I suspect that a few visitors still have equipment which is just as old and still worki...

Blast from the past!

Very friendly and chatty staff. My children were amazed at the olden days communication and had lots of fun guessing what the artefacts were and how they were used. We even sent a telegraph to Nan and...

Send a telegram by morse code

With one ticket you can visit the Courthouse, Burke museum and other surrounding buildings and support their ongoing maintenance, All are very interesting and have unique exhibits. For $2 you can send...