SYSTEMS THAT BUILT AUSTRALIA
THE OVERLAND
TELEGRAPH
ADELAIDE → DARWIN · 3,200 KM · 36,000 POLES · 11 REPEATERS
ROUTE DRAW ·
LIVE
AUTO CAM
KM BUILT
0000
/ 3200
POLES
0
REPEATERS ONLINE
00
/ 11
DATE
SEP 1870
STANDBY · SURVEY LOCKED — C. TODD, 1870
↺ REPLAY
PAUSE
SPD ×1
N ↑ · STYLISED MAP · SIMPLIFIED COASTLINE · STATION POSITIONS APPROX.
LINE THROUGH · 22 AUGUST 1872
ADELAIDE ↔ LONDON — MONTHS BECOME HOURS
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