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Peake Telegraph Station [B 11363] • Photograph

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Summary

Peake Telegraph Station was completed in 1872 as one of 12 repeater stations established between Adelaide and Darwin. Peake stands just south of Oodnadatta. It is estimated that 36,000 poles and 3,200 kilometres of wire were used in the making of the communication network. This photograph from the 1880's of Peake shows the blacksmith workshop, the Telegraph Station, Bagot's Station and Mount Kingston Range in the background

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Physical description

Photograph; 19.0 cm x 10.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1880

Collection

Part of Peake Collection

Subject

Telegraph stations -- South Australia -- Peake

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Digitisation information

Date

18/01/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,495 x 2,544 pixels (8.9 MP)

Size

26.71 MB

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