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Telegraph Station [B 9851] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] The Alice Springs Telegraph Station with its group of outbuildings, constructed from local stone. It is set against the picturesque MacDonnell Ranges near a permament waterhole named Alice Springs after the wife of Charles Todd who was the head of the overland telegraph project at the time. The station is one of twelve repeater stations on the line between Adelaide and Darwin. Established in 1872 it operated for 60 years. [On back of photograph] 'Telegraph Station, Alice Springs / c. 1900 / compare with B 8349 which is stated to be 1896'.

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Physical description

Photograph; 15.6 cm x 11.2 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1900

Collection

Part of Alice Springs Collection

Subject

Telegraph stations -- Northern Territory -- Alice Springs

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Digitisation information

Date

29/11/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,208 x 2,347 pixels (7.5 MP)

Size

22.61 MB

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