The more things change, the more they stay the same.
1946
Miss Peace Harber, one of the first women railway employees, changing the indicator clocks at the Degraves Street entrance of Flinders Street Station. (Australian War Memorial image #126587)
2009
Anonymous maintenance contractor adjusts the settings of a misaligned LCD display at Southern Cross.
It seems that even today a long stick is a key part of finding out where your train is.
I always wondered how those screens were controlled! When 21st century technology fails, we can always rely on the good old fashioned stick.