Ep 61 The Overland Telegraph Line: Australian History

Australian Histories Podcast by Australian History retold by AHP

Aug 22, 2022105:20Society & Culture

We talk about 'Telegraph Todd' and the construction of the Overland Telegraph Line, built through the largely unsurveyed and vast centre of Australia. Only one group of British explorers had, to date, survived a trek all...

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