Territory Stories

Cairn, Overland Telegraph Line

Details:

Title

Cairn, Overland Telegraph Line,

Photographer

Cheater, Graeme, 1955-,

Photo number

PH0113/0042,

Collection

Graeme Cheater Collection, PictureNT, PictureNT,

Date

1984,

Location

Darwin,

Description

Cairn to commemorate the landing of the subamarine cable linking Darwin and Java 1871. Cairn erected by Owen Prior.,

Language

English,

Subject

plaques, Overland Telegraph Line (N.T. and S. Aust.), British Australian Telegraph Company, submarine cables, telegraphy,

Use

Attribution International 4.0 (CC BY 4.0),

Copyright owner

Library & Archives NT,

License

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/,

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/667,

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/720319