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Telegraph Station, Alice Springs [B 10388] • Photograph

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Summary

Telegraph station, Alice Springs, constructed in the 1870s. To compare this view with one taken from a similar perspective in the 1890s, see B 8349. The site was one of the repeater stations for the Overland Telegraph Line that ran between Adelaide and Port Darwin. It was one of twelve stations along the Overland Telegraph Line used to relay messages between Darwin and Adelaide.

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Physical description

Photograph of artwork
Photograph of artwork; 6.5 cm x 14.4 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1875

Collection

Part of Alice Springs Collection

Subject

Telegraph stations -- Northern Territory -- Alice Springs

Catalogue record

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Digitisation information

Date

09/12/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,806 x 1,696 pixels (6.5 MP)

Size

19.40 MB

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