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Sketches by Babbage : Munday Creek
Overland Telegraph Route, 1870-71. The Munday Creek.
Sketches by Babbage : Parachilna Creek
Overland Telegraph Route, 1870-71. Camp Parachilna Creek [Lat 30, Long 138].
Sketches by Babbage : Parachilna Gorge
Overland Telegraph Route, 1870-71. Parachilna Gorge [Lat 30, Long 138] (PRG 404/19/3/73a is other half of this sketch).
Sketches by Babbage : The Neales
Overland Telegraph Route, 1870-71. The Neales - Mt Younghusband, Copper Top, Mt Kingston, North Mt Kingston.
Sketches by Babbage : The Laura
Overland Telegraph Route, 1870-71. Marl Cliffs on the Laura.(PRG 404/19/3/76a is other half of this sketch).
Sketches by Babbage : Government Gums
Overland Telegraph Route, 1870-71. Government gums (PRG 404/19/3/68a is other half of this sketch.
Sketches by Babbage : Strangways Springs
Overland Telegraph Route, 1870-71. Strangways Springs. (The other half of this sketch is PRG 404/19/3/75a).
Men hoisting a mast in South Australia
A team of men hoisting a mast in South Australia, possibly a telegraph pole.
Post and telegraph office at Lake Wangary
The premises of Lake Wangary post and telegraph office; two motor cars are parked outside.
Premises of the post and telegraph office at Birdwood, South Australia
The premises of the post and telegraph office at Birdwood, South Australia with local residents standing outside.
Main Street at Henley Beach, South Australia
Two boys stand in Seaview Road, Henley Beach, looking south to Tapleys Hill in the far distance; the road is dominated by a network of overhead electricity wires for trams and telegraph poles.
Premises of the post and telegraph office at Murray Bridge, South Australia
The new premises of the post and telegraph office at Murray Bridge, South Australia.
Shipping telegraph material to Kangaroo Island
Distant view of a steamship delivering telegraph material to Kangaroo Gully Beach, west of Snug Cove, Kangaroo Island, South Australia.
Part of Victor Harbor showing the post and telegraph office, railway, and the "Austral Hotel"
Part of Victor Harbor showing the post and telegraph office, railway, and the "Austral Hotel".
Distant view of Government House, taken from the Telegraph offices showing the coastline and beach
Distant view of Government House, taken from the Telegraph offices showing the coastline and beach.
Overland telegraph memorial, West Terrace cemetery
Memorial erected in the West Terrace cemetery for men killed whilst working on the Overland telegraph line.
Photographs of the Northern Territory
Photographs of Aboriginal people and places in the Northern Territory, including Point Charles, Brocks Creek, and Powell Creek in the early twentieth century.
Edithburgh Post Office and Telegraph Office
View of two stone and brick buildings. The one on the right has a sign 'Post and Telegraph Office' painted on a window, and there are two people at a service window on the front verandah beside a notice board. Another, more stylish building to the left is now (2010) the Edithburgh Post Office, but was possibly the residence at the time of this photo.
Photographs of the Northern Territory, Melville Island and Central Australia
Photographs taken in the Northern Territory, Melville Island, and Central Australia. The collection also includes eight photos taken in Ceylon and one postcard published in 1899 of Jogjakarta 'Lodji Ketjil-djocja'. These have not been digitised. The album may have belonged to members of the Mitchell family.
Diary of Benjamin Clarke
Photocopy of a diary kept by Benjamin Clarke as an officer in charge of operators on the Overland Telegraph. 27 September 1871 - 5 August 1872.
Telegraph poles, Eyre Peninsula
Two cars on a country road on Eyre Peninsula beside telegraph poles and electricity lines. One photograph in a small collection of negative film rolls, photographed by Raymond Gordon. To see all photographs in this collection, search on Archival number PRG 1605/7.
Diary of Walter Rutt
Diary kept by Walter Rutt, Overseer of the Overland Telegraph Construction Party, Section 1. Volume includes copies of letters sent. 4 Oct. 1871 - 26 Nov. 1872. 1 volume (later reminiscences of 1921 at D 8354 (L)).
Private diaries of R.C. Patterson
Three private diaries of Robert Charles Patterson who was part of the Overland Telegraph construction team. The diaries cover his daily activities from 30 October 1871 to 12 November 1872. See below for item details.
Reminiscences of S.W. Herbert
Reminiscences of S.W. Herbert of life in the Northern Territory during the construction of the Overland Telegraph, August 1870 to November 1872; with an account of his experiences in the Territory in 1873 while prospecting for gold. Includes 20 pencil drawings by Herbert and a typescript index compiled by the Archivist of S.A. Archives.
Letter from 'The Colonists'
Original printed open letter addressed to 'Mr Chas. Todd, Officers and Men of the Overland Telegraph Construction Party' offering congratulations on finishing the work. The document is signed by Henry Ayers, CG Balk, Adolph HF Bartels, Wm Hy Charnock, Thos. Elder, GS Kingston, John Lindsay, John Morphett, James H Parr, John Souttar and James T Turnbull. Dated 15th November 1872. A photographic copy is also included.
Roper River Jetty
Overland Telegraph party at the Roper River Jetty [also at B 9762].
Grenfell Street
Grenfell Street, Adelaide, viewed from King William Street. The 'Register' newspaper building is seen in the centre with its tower. In the foreground is a telegraph pole showing the insulators and the web of wires over the street [also at B 2902 & B 58005/6].
Janine Haines with Kay Matthews
Photograph of Janine Haines sitting at a telegrapher's desk looking at sheets of paper, with Kay Matthews standing alongside.
![Map shewing exploration routes between the telegraph line, South Australia, and the Western Australian goldfields [cartographic material]](https://slsa-collections.s3.amazonaws.com/8f/98/3a7b-949c-5735-8193-e9e43bc4767e.jpg)
Map shewing exploration routes between the telegraph line, South Australia, and the Western Australian goldfields [cartographic material]
Shows western South Australia and southern Northern Territory with exploration routes of Stuart (1858-1860), Giles (1872-1876), Gosse (1873), Forrest (1874), Jones (1880), Chambers (1883), Tietkens (1889) and Lindsay (1891-1892). Natural features and homesteads named and native wells or dams shown. Includes the location of telegraph lines.
![Rough sketch of route travelled by Mr. Ross under direction of Charles Todd [cartographic material]](https://slsa-collections.s3.amazonaws.com/43/6d/3923-5dd7-5868-be44-d5781fb3a8be.jpg)
Rough sketch of route travelled by Mr. Ross under direction of Charles Todd [cartographic material]
Shows route of the Overland Telegraph line from the Finke River in the Northern Territory (10 March 1871) to Depot 2, situated north of the Katherine River, Northern Territory (6 June 1871). Includes detailed description of natural features. John Ross' route shown in coloured ink. Copy made by Bessie Threadgill of lithograph in Home and Territories Office, Melbourne.