Overland Telegraph Line
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A detailed history of the construction of the line in 1872 under the direction of Charles Todd that followed the route discovered by John McDouall Stuart a decade earlier. Also constructed were a series of repeater stations between Darwin and Port Augusta. There was a major upgrade by the military in 1938. Broadband microwave technology and then broadband coaxial cables replaced the line in the 1970s.
Overland Telegraph Line
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