Visit to the Queensland Communications Museum

Visit to the Queensland Communications Museum

Map Group is about to lift the veil on that substantial red brick building at the corner of Sandgate and Oriel Roads at Clayfield.  The building houses an extensive collection of all things postal and telecommunications.  The museum is run by a dedicated group of volunteers and is officially known as the Queensland Communications Museum (sometimes referred to as the Telstra Museum).  The volunteers are from the Postal-Telecommunications Historical Society.  Most of the equipment is in working order and the volunteers are keen to give us a guided tour and demonstrate the equipment that they used when they were part of the PMG, Telecom, Australia Post and Telstra.  Yes, Telstra did have maps of their network.  There is plenty of off-street parking at the back of the building accessed from 3 Oriel Road, Clayfield.  The Council bus service from the northern suburbs passes the building along Sandgate Road.  A Map Group member will provide a shuttle service from the Albion Railway Station to the Museum.  It is planned to have a lunch at the Albion Hotel after our visit to the Museum.  The Albion Hotel is across the road from the Albion Railway Station.

Final arrangements will be communicated to those who register for this event.

Costs: RGSQ Members $5:00.  Non-members $10.00.  Register and pay via the website.

Limit: 20

Coordinator: Len Lowry

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