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Report on the relics of the Overland Telegraph Line between Batchelor and Pine Creek

Details:

Title

Report on the relics of the Overland Telegraph Line between Batchelor and Pine Creek

Creator

Wilson, A. N,

Collection

E-Publications; PublicationNT; E-Books

Date

1983-08

Description

Made available via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT).; The story of the construction of the Overland ·Telegraph Line, between Darwin and Port Augusta, in the 1870's, has been told many times and will not be repeated here. However Sir Charles Todd must be mentioned, since he was the driving force behind the enterprise, and the Parliamentary Reports were prepared by him.

Notes

Project funded by Northern Territory Government. Includes bibliographical references (pages 17-20).

Table of contents

Acknowledgment -- Introduction -- The setting -- The project -- Section A -- Section B -- Section C -- Recommendations -- References -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Appendix 3 -- Appendix 4 -- Appendix 5 -- Appendix 6 -- Appendix 7 -- Appendix 8.

Language

English

Subject

Telegraph lines -- Australia -- Northern Territory.; Overland Telegraph Line (N.T. and S.A.); Historic sites -- Australia -- Northern Territory.

Publisher name

A. N. Wilson

Format

1 volume : illustrations, maps, plan ; 30 cm

File type

application/pdf.

Copyright owner

Check within Publication or with content Publisher.

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/265245

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/460821

Related items

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/460820

Page content

17. 6.7 km Old road next to Yam Creek. 18. 7.6 km Post and stone work on old road. se