Overview

How did you get a message to Maitland Gaol prior to telephones? Morse code played an integral part, learn more these school holidays.

Maitland Gaol potentially received thousands of telegrams during the early years of its operation. Explore the site on a one hour mini tour as you learn more about this communication method. See some original telegrams messages and learn the code used to decipher them so you can decode some yourself.

Bookings Essential, suitable for children aged 8 – 15 years.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.