Ep 61 The Overland Telegraph Line: Australian History

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 the way from the south to the north and returned, but using the information they recorded, Todd was sure he could supervise the construction of a more than 3200km Telegraph Line, that would allow the colonies in Australia to be linked up the the rest of the world. A huge leap into a more modern communications era. (105 mins) Brilliant stories from Australia’s past! Enjoying the podcast? Help support the show with a one-off donation AustralianHistoriesPodcast.com.au

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Ep 61 The Overland Telegraph Line: Australian History is an episode from Australian Histories Podcast by Australian History retold by AHP.

This episode is 105:20 long.

This episode was published on Aug 22, 2022.

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