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Telegraph Station [B 8076] • Photograph

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Summary

Alice Springs (Mparntwe) Telegraph Station marks the original site of the first European settlement in South Australia. It was established in 1871 to relay messages between Darwin and Adelaide and linking with an underwater cable network to London providing the first communication between Australia and England. In 1874 twenty five square miles around the station was procalimed a reserve and the town in the middle was named Stuart. The Telegraph Station precinct contained the following outbuildings - policemen's quarters, harness and buggy sheds, stationmaster's residence, battery room, blacksmith's shop and a kitchen-mess room. These buildings are shown in the photograph which was taken from the east side.

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Physical description

Photograph; 15.2 cm x 8.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1896

Collection

Part of Alice Springs Collection

Subject

Telegraph stations -- Northern Territory -- Alice Springs

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Digitisation information

Date

09/11/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,963 x 2,604 pixels (10.3 MP)

Size

30.99 MB

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