It is why the 75-year-old is in charge of the group responsible for conserving the country’s communications’ history in a 1920s Post Office building, nestled within Ferrymead Heritage Park. Photo: Geoff SloanThe society collects and restores vintage telegraphy, telephone and switching systems mainly from the New Zealand Post Office and formerly Telecom New Zealand. “But there’s no benefit of looking after this stuff other than our hobby.”George Wealleans using some of the old post office equipment. In the 23 years that followed, he completed school certificate and locked in his first job at the Timaru Post Office at 16-years-old as a trainee telephone mechanician. I’m able to share all my experiences with a whole lot of people, even those who aren’t ex-post office.”

Source: Otago Daily Times July 07, 2021 03:33 UTC