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Charles Todd and the Overland Telegraph team [B 69996/15] • Photograph

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Summary

A note on the back of the photograph reads 'Members of the Overland Telegraph Party at Roper River, 1872. Left to right: J.A.G. Little, R.C. Patterson, Charles Todd and A.J. Mitchell. Todd (later Sir Charles Todd) was one of the great men of South Australian history. The telegraph lines which he built linked Adelaide with Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and Darwin (and hence by cable with the rest of the world). Todd was the first man to pioneer the centre after Stuart's first crossing to Darwin. Alice Springs (on the Todd River) was named after his wife. This photograph, taken by Captain Sweet, is a brilliant example of early photography in Australia and is reproduced by courtesy of the South Australian Archives'.

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Physical description

Photograph (digital copy)

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1872

Collection

Part of Album Collection

Subject

Todd, Charles, Sir, 1826-1910
Mitchell, Alexander J.
Patterson, Robert Charles
Little, John Archibald Graham, 1843-1906
Overland Telegraph Line (N.T. and S.A.)

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General notes

A photograph from a collection of images compiled by Stephen Gillam-Smith of Sir Charles Todd and the Todd family, the Bell family (Alice Todd was a Bell), and other associated lines such as Masters, Bragg, etc. Other individual images in the album can be viewed by doing number searches on B 69996/1 to B 69996/75.

Digitisation information

Date

27/06/2006

Format

image/jpeg

Resolution

5,315 x 3,815 pixels (20.3 MP)

Size

4.05 MB

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