MAKE A MEME View Large Image Port Darwin in the Northern Territory was the landing place for the European cables from Singapore. In the picture can be seen the beginning of the overland wire connecting the cable with Port Augusta in South Australia. "The ...
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Keywords: a h fullwood ahfullwood tucks oilette port darwin portdarwin postcard vintage cable station cablestation northern territory northernterritory australia australian overland telegraph australianoverlandtelegraph outdoor Port Darwin in the Northern Territory was the landing place for the European cables from Singapore. In the picture can be seen the beginning of the overland wire connecting the cable with Port Augusta in South Australia. "The Australian Overland Telegraph Line was a 3200 km telegraph line that connected Darwin with Port Augusta in South Australia. Completed in 1872 the Overland Telegraph Line allowed fast communication between Australia and the rest of the world." (Wikipedia) Port Darwin in the Northern Territory was the landing place for the European cables from Singapore. In the picture can be seen the beginning of the overland wire connecting the cable with Port Augusta in South Australia. "The Australian Overland Telegraph Line was a 3200 km telegraph line that connected Darwin with Port Augusta in South Australia. Completed in 1872 the Overland Telegraph Line allowed fast communication between Australia and the rest of the world." (Wikipedia)
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