Tennant Creek Telegraph Station Historical Reserve
Tennant Creek Area
About Tennant Creek Telegraph Station Historical Reserve
Visit Tennant Creek Telegraph Station, once a remote refuge and supply point for travellers and an important part of the colonial telegraph system. Take the self-guided walk around the Reserve and explore the historic station buildings made of local stone. It is easy to underestimate the significance of the remote Tennant Creek Telegraph Station. Early travellers regarded it as a refuge from the harsh and unforgiving surroundings they had travelled through. Linesmen escaped the heat of the day on the cool verandah. Supplies came by camel train and travellers brought news and letters for the inhabitants. The Overland Telegraph Line stretched 3,600 kilometres from Adelaide to Darwin. Completed in 1872, it was Australia's first telegraphic link to Britain through the colonial telegraph sy ...
Tennant Creek Telegraph Station Historical Reserve
Tennant Creek Area, Northern Territory
Stuart Highway, 10 kilometres north of Tennant Creek, Tennant Creek Area, Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia, 0860
Explore the Telegraph Station which provided a vital telecommunications link for the Overland Telegraph line between Adelaide, Darwin and England.
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Tennant Creek Telegraph Station Historical Reserve
Stuart Highway, 10 kilometres north of Tennant Creek, Tennant Creek Area, Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia, 0860
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