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Twenty To The Mile - The Overland Telegraph Line
Synopsis:
The Overland Telegraph Line, a marvel completed in 1872, revolutionised communication in Australia, reducing message delivery from 12 weeks to 7 hours. Beyond engineering, it marked the onset of a scientific and communication revolution, impacting Australia's First Nations people profoundly. Historian Derek Pugh embarks on a journey to trace this line, revealing tales of endurance, courage, and cultural upheaval.
published: 15 Feb 2024
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Twenty to the Mile. The story of Sir Charles Todd and the Overland Telegraph Line.
Twenty to the Mile will be broadcast and streamed in 2022 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Overland Telegraph Line.
2022 marks 150 years since the joining of the telegraph line from Darwin to Java and the world.
The Overland Telegraph Line ended Australia’s isolation from the world. News could arrive from London within minutes. It was the internet of its time.
Sir Charles Todd was an extraordinary Australian. A scientist, an engineer, a visionary. His is a story largely untold.
published: 07 Jun 2022
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The Australian Overland Telegraph Line - A Defining Moment in Australian History and Heritage
This video is the winner of the Australian National History Challenge 2011 in the category of "Australia's Heritage".
published: 07 Dec 2011
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published: 02 Sep 2022
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Revolutionizing History: Overland Telegraph's Epic Journey Across Australia 🌏✨
🔗 Dive into the incredible tale of the Overland Telegraph, a game-changer in global communication! 🚀 Join us as we explore the challenges, triumphs, and lasting impact of this engineering marvel. Witness how it transformed the world, connecting continents like never before! 🌐✉️
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published: 02 Jan 2024
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OT-150 Symposium 8 - The Overland Telegraph Line 150 years on (Andrew Crouch)
Overland Telegraph Line Sesquicentenary Symposium, Adelaide Australia, July 21, 2022, Video 8 of 9. Andrew worked in telecommunications, lived in Alice Springs for a number of years and showed some of the OTL relics he’d found – and left in place – after many hours spent searching in the bush. He also showed some examples of the rich documentary history “hidden in plain sight” in the State Library of SA, State Records of SA, and the Royal Geographical Society of SA: in particular, the personal diary of Robert Patterson – which Andrew has transcribed for the State Library – and which puts beyond doubt the time when Patterson made the final joint in the Line – 3:15 pm on 22 August 1872. He concludes his presentation with a short film: the stunning footage projected onto the big screen as a d...
published: 10 Aug 2022
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🇦🇺Darwin Australia | First Overland Telegraph Pole | #NTshorts | 4K [2021]
The first pole of the North South transcontinental telegraph line was erected on this site on 15 September, 1870.
The overland telegraph line stretched 2000 miles (3200km) from Port Darwin to Port Augusta (SA) and was finally, via a submarine telegraph cable, linked to Java on 22 August, 1872.
The line provided the first permanent lines of communication between Australia and the rest of the world. And improved communication between the Northern territory and South Australia.
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published: 23 Mar 2022
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Tennant Creek Telegraph Station NT
The Tennant Creek Telegraph Station is situated 16 kilometres north of Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory of Australia.
The Station was built in 1872. It was first a temporary bush timber building but by 1875 had been rebuilt with locally quarried stone. It operated as a repeater station as part of the Overland Telegraph Line which connected Darwin to Adelaide. By the 1920s it featured a blacksmith shop, cart shed, ration store, meat house, smokehouse and cellar. The local aboriginal people were employed at the station as cattlemen and slaughter-men.
The search for gold began in the 1880s. In 1925, a linesman discovered gold, with the discovery quickly leading to the establishment of a township to the south of the telegraph station. In 1935 a post and wireless office became operation...
published: 27 Aug 2022
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The telegraph station - a trip back in time
The overland telegraph built across Australia was a pioneering bit of early worldwide communication. This year marks the 150th anniversary, so Deane visits out back Australia's Alice Springs to the famous repeater station and a look at how the system worked. To follow the year's events, go to https://www.ot150.net/library/OT150_event_schedule_201221.pdf and www.ot150.net]www.ot150.net
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published: 24 Apr 2022
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OT-150 Symposium 4 - Building the Overland Telegraph Line (Derek Pugh OAM)
Overland Telegraph Line Sesquicentenary Symposium, Adelaide Australia, July 21, 2022, Video 4 of 9. Derek takes up the story of the construction of the OTL, drawing attention to the logistical challenges of getting a large workforce and significant quantities of livestock (providing both transport and a food source) and materials into the heart of the continent. He highlights the stories of several individuals: Robert Patterson, the railway engineer tasked with completing the troubled Northern Section; Alfred Pybus, a former OTL linesman whose lonely bush grave seems peaceful; William Crowder, the young cadet, a boy among men; and Elizabeth Sweet, wife of the captain of the government schooner Gulnare who didn’t recognise her own husband when she arrived at the Roper River depot. Derek con...
published: 10 Aug 2022
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Twenty To The Mile - The Overland Telegraph Line
Synopsis:
The Overland Telegraph Line, a marvel completed in 1872, revolutionised communication in Australia, reducing message delivery from 12 weeks to 7 hours...
Synopsis:
The Overland Telegraph Line, a marvel completed in 1872, revolutionised communication in Australia, reducing message delivery from 12 weeks to 7 hours. Beyond engineering, it marked the onset of a scientific and communication revolution, impacting Australia's First Nations people profoundly. Historian Derek Pugh embarks on a journey to trace this line, revealing tales of endurance, courage, and cultural upheaval.
https://wn.com/Twenty_To_The_Mile_The_Overland_Telegraph_Line
Synopsis:
The Overland Telegraph Line, a marvel completed in 1872, revolutionised communication in Australia, reducing message delivery from 12 weeks to 7 hours. Beyond engineering, it marked the onset of a scientific and communication revolution, impacting Australia's First Nations people profoundly. Historian Derek Pugh embarks on a journey to trace this line, revealing tales of endurance, courage, and cultural upheaval.
- published: 15 Feb 2024
- views: 111
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Twenty to the Mile. The story of Sir Charles Todd and the Overland Telegraph Line.
Twenty to the Mile will be broadcast and streamed in 2022 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Overland Telegraph Line.
2022 marks 150 years since the joi...
Twenty to the Mile will be broadcast and streamed in 2022 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Overland Telegraph Line.
2022 marks 150 years since the joining of the telegraph line from Darwin to Java and the world.
The Overland Telegraph Line ended Australia’s isolation from the world. News could arrive from London within minutes. It was the internet of its time.
Sir Charles Todd was an extraordinary Australian. A scientist, an engineer, a visionary. His is a story largely untold.
https://wn.com/Twenty_To_The_Mile._The_Story_Of_Sir_Charles_Todd_And_The_Overland_Telegraph_Line.
Twenty to the Mile will be broadcast and streamed in 2022 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Overland Telegraph Line.
2022 marks 150 years since the joining of the telegraph line from Darwin to Java and the world.
The Overland Telegraph Line ended Australia’s isolation from the world. News could arrive from London within minutes. It was the internet of its time.
Sir Charles Todd was an extraordinary Australian. A scientist, an engineer, a visionary. His is a story largely untold.
- published: 07 Jun 2022
- views: 1270
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The Australian Overland Telegraph Line - A Defining Moment in Australian History and Heritage
This video is the winner of the Australian National History Challenge 2011 in the category of "Australia's Heritage".
This video is the winner of the Australian National History Challenge 2011 in the category of "Australia's Heritage".
https://wn.com/The_Australian_Overland_Telegraph_Line_A_Defining_Moment_In_Australian_History_And_Heritage
This video is the winner of the Australian National History Challenge 2011 in the category of "Australia's Heritage".
- published: 07 Dec 2011
- views: 3987
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AAR - Overland Telegraph
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- published: 02 Sep 2022
- views: 877
10:24
Revolutionizing History: Overland Telegraph's Epic Journey Across Australia 🌏✨
🔗 Dive into the incredible tale of the Overland Telegraph, a game-changer in global communication! 🚀 Join us as we explore the challenges, triumphs, and lasting...
🔗 Dive into the incredible tale of the Overland Telegraph, a game-changer in global communication! 🚀 Join us as we explore the challenges, triumphs, and lasting impact of this engineering marvel. Witness how it transformed the world, connecting continents like never before! 🌐✉️
global connectivity, communication revolution, global communication, explore history, overland telegraph
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https://wn.com/Revolutionizing_History_Overland_Telegraph's_Epic_Journey_Across_Australia_🌏✨
🔗 Dive into the incredible tale of the Overland Telegraph, a game-changer in global communication! 🚀 Join us as we explore the challenges, triumphs, and lasting impact of this engineering marvel. Witness how it transformed the world, connecting continents like never before! 🌐✉️
global connectivity, communication revolution, global communication, explore history, overland telegraph
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#OverlandTelegraph #GlobalCommunication #HistoryInnovations #EngineeringMarvel #TechRevolution #AustralianHistory #Telecommunication #EpicJourney #InnovationStory #HistoricalWonders #ConnectTheWorld #CommunicationRevolution #TechHistory #GameChanger #ExploreHistory #ShortsVideo #HistoryUnveiled #TechSaga #HumanIngenuity #TransformationStory #CommunicateFaster #GlobalConnectivity #TelegraphTriumph #HistoricalNarrative #LearnFromHistory #ShortsChannel #DiscoverThePast #InspiringHistory #TechLegacy #TimeTravel
- published: 02 Jan 2024
- views: 19
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OT-150 Symposium 8 - The Overland Telegraph Line 150 years on (Andrew Crouch)
Overland Telegraph Line Sesquicentenary Symposium, Adelaide Australia, July 21, 2022, Video 8 of 9. Andrew worked in telecommunications, lived in Alice Springs ...
Overland Telegraph Line Sesquicentenary Symposium, Adelaide Australia, July 21, 2022, Video 8 of 9. Andrew worked in telecommunications, lived in Alice Springs for a number of years and showed some of the OTL relics he’d found – and left in place – after many hours spent searching in the bush. He also showed some examples of the rich documentary history “hidden in plain sight” in the State Library of SA, State Records of SA, and the Royal Geographical Society of SA: in particular, the personal diary of Robert Patterson – which Andrew has transcribed for the State Library – and which puts beyond doubt the time when Patterson made the final joint in the Line – 3:15 pm on 22 August 1872. He concludes his presentation with a short film: the stunning footage projected onto the big screen as a drone flies along remnants of the original OTL is the next best thing to being there yourself and brings the Symposium to a most satisfying conclusion.
Andrew is an “almost retired” engineer. His interest in the OTL evolved while he lived and worked in Alice Springs. Initially, that involved searching for relics of the Line in Central Australia. In 2020 he published Building the Line, based on the diary of Thomas Frederick Smith. He has contributed a number of papers containing new insights on other OTL topics to the OT150 website, and has transcribed the extensive private diaries of Robert Patterson. In 2021 he nominated a section of the original 1871 Line (containing a rich selection of artefacts) for NT Heritage listing.
https://wn.com/Ot_150_Symposium_8_The_Overland_Telegraph_Line_150_Years_On_(Andrew_Crouch)
Overland Telegraph Line Sesquicentenary Symposium, Adelaide Australia, July 21, 2022, Video 8 of 9. Andrew worked in telecommunications, lived in Alice Springs for a number of years and showed some of the OTL relics he’d found – and left in place – after many hours spent searching in the bush. He also showed some examples of the rich documentary history “hidden in plain sight” in the State Library of SA, State Records of SA, and the Royal Geographical Society of SA: in particular, the personal diary of Robert Patterson – which Andrew has transcribed for the State Library – and which puts beyond doubt the time when Patterson made the final joint in the Line – 3:15 pm on 22 August 1872. He concludes his presentation with a short film: the stunning footage projected onto the big screen as a drone flies along remnants of the original OTL is the next best thing to being there yourself and brings the Symposium to a most satisfying conclusion.
Andrew is an “almost retired” engineer. His interest in the OTL evolved while he lived and worked in Alice Springs. Initially, that involved searching for relics of the Line in Central Australia. In 2020 he published Building the Line, based on the diary of Thomas Frederick Smith. He has contributed a number of papers containing new insights on other OTL topics to the OT150 website, and has transcribed the extensive private diaries of Robert Patterson. In 2021 he nominated a section of the original 1871 Line (containing a rich selection of artefacts) for NT Heritage listing.
- published: 10 Aug 2022
- views: 131
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🇦🇺Darwin Australia | First Overland Telegraph Pole | #NTshorts | 4K [2021]
The first pole of the North South transcontinental telegraph line was erected on this site on 15 September, 1870.
The overland telegraph line stretched 2000 mi...
The first pole of the North South transcontinental telegraph line was erected on this site on 15 September, 1870.
The overland telegraph line stretched 2000 miles (3200km) from Port Darwin to Port Augusta (SA) and was finally, via a submarine telegraph cable, linked to Java on 22 August, 1872.
The line provided the first permanent lines of communication between Australia and the rest of the world. And improved communication between the Northern territory and South Australia.
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The first pole of the North South transcontinental telegraph line was erected on this site on 15 September, 1870.
The overland telegraph line stretched 2000 miles (3200km) from Port Darwin to Port Augusta (SA) and was finally, via a submarine telegraph cable, linked to Java on 22 August, 1872.
The line provided the first permanent lines of communication between Australia and the rest of the world. And improved communication between the Northern territory and South Australia.
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This family friendly video was filmed with the GoPro Hero 8 Black at Darwin in the Northern Territory.
Don't be an armchair traveller - Looking for a holiday destination? Come and visit the top end of Australia. The northern territory has so much amazing locations to visit.
#DarwinAustralia #familyfriendly #familyfriendlyvideo #family #friendly
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- published: 23 Mar 2022
- views: 66
9:14
Tennant Creek Telegraph Station NT
The Tennant Creek Telegraph Station is situated 16 kilometres north of Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory of Australia.
The Station was built in 1872. It w...
The Tennant Creek Telegraph Station is situated 16 kilometres north of Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory of Australia.
The Station was built in 1872. It was first a temporary bush timber building but by 1875 had been rebuilt with locally quarried stone. It operated as a repeater station as part of the Overland Telegraph Line which connected Darwin to Adelaide. By the 1920s it featured a blacksmith shop, cart shed, ration store, meat house, smokehouse and cellar. The local aboriginal people were employed at the station as cattlemen and slaughter-men.
The search for gold began in the 1880s. In 1925, a linesman discovered gold, with the discovery quickly leading to the establishment of a township to the south of the telegraph station. In 1935 a post and wireless office became operational in the town of Tennant Creek itself, and the telegraph station was closed. It then reverted to a rations depot, supplying meat to the new town and water from its bore until 1966.
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The Tennant Creek Telegraph Station is situated 16 kilometres north of Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory of Australia.
The Station was built in 1872. It was first a temporary bush timber building but by 1875 had been rebuilt with locally quarried stone. It operated as a repeater station as part of the Overland Telegraph Line which connected Darwin to Adelaide. By the 1920s it featured a blacksmith shop, cart shed, ration store, meat house, smokehouse and cellar. The local aboriginal people were employed at the station as cattlemen and slaughter-men.
The search for gold began in the 1880s. In 1925, a linesman discovered gold, with the discovery quickly leading to the establishment of a township to the south of the telegraph station. In 1935 a post and wireless office became operational in the town of Tennant Creek itself, and the telegraph station was closed. It then reverted to a rations depot, supplying meat to the new town and water from its bore until 1966.
- published: 27 Aug 2022
- views: 515
5:54
The telegraph station - a trip back in time
The overland telegraph built across Australia was a pioneering bit of early worldwide communication. This year marks the 150th anniversary, so Deane visits out ...
The overland telegraph built across Australia was a pioneering bit of early worldwide communication. This year marks the 150th anniversary, so Deane visits out back Australia's Alice Springs to the famous repeater station and a look at how the system worked. To follow the year's events, go to https://www.ot150.net/library/OT150_event_schedule_201221.pdf and www.ot150.net]www.ot150.net
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The overland telegraph built across Australia was a pioneering bit of early worldwide communication. This year marks the 150th anniversary, so Deane visits out back Australia's Alice Springs to the famous repeater station and a look at how the system worked. To follow the year's events, go to https://www.ot150.net/library/OT150_event_schedule_201221.pdf and www.ot150.net]www.ot150.net
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- published: 24 Apr 2022
- views: 9550
20:55
OT-150 Symposium 4 - Building the Overland Telegraph Line (Derek Pugh OAM)
Overland Telegraph Line Sesquicentenary Symposium, Adelaide Australia, July 21, 2022, Video 4 of 9. Derek takes up the story of the construction of the OTL, dra...
Overland Telegraph Line Sesquicentenary Symposium, Adelaide Australia, July 21, 2022, Video 4 of 9. Derek takes up the story of the construction of the OTL, drawing attention to the logistical challenges of getting a large workforce and significant quantities of livestock (providing both transport and a food source) and materials into the heart of the continent. He highlights the stories of several individuals: Robert Patterson, the railway engineer tasked with completing the troubled Northern Section; Alfred Pybus, a former OTL linesman whose lonely bush grave seems peaceful; William Crowder, the young cadet, a boy among men; and Elizabeth Sweet, wife of the captain of the government schooner Gulnare who didn’t recognise her own husband when she arrived at the Roper River depot. Derek concludes with a Cook’s tour of the OTL’s stunning landscape, encouraging travellers to explore for themselves the OTT – the Overland Telegraph Trail.
Derek is a retired teacher and school principal with a healthy interest in the history of the Northern Territory that has resulted in 16 books, so far, on 19th century settlement in the north. A member of the NT Heritage Steering committee organising the
commemoration at Frew Ponds on 22 August, Derek will be ceremoniously smashing a
brandy bottle of cold tea against the “joining pole” 150 years after Robert Patterson did the same. Derek is currently working on a film with Director Andrew Hyde; called Twenty to the Mile, it will tell the story of the OTL.
https://wn.com/Ot_150_Symposium_4_Building_The_Overland_Telegraph_Line_(Derek_Pugh_Oam)
Overland Telegraph Line Sesquicentenary Symposium, Adelaide Australia, July 21, 2022, Video 4 of 9. Derek takes up the story of the construction of the OTL, drawing attention to the logistical challenges of getting a large workforce and significant quantities of livestock (providing both transport and a food source) and materials into the heart of the continent. He highlights the stories of several individuals: Robert Patterson, the railway engineer tasked with completing the troubled Northern Section; Alfred Pybus, a former OTL linesman whose lonely bush grave seems peaceful; William Crowder, the young cadet, a boy among men; and Elizabeth Sweet, wife of the captain of the government schooner Gulnare who didn’t recognise her own husband when she arrived at the Roper River depot. Derek concludes with a Cook’s tour of the OTL’s stunning landscape, encouraging travellers to explore for themselves the OTT – the Overland Telegraph Trail.
Derek is a retired teacher and school principal with a healthy interest in the history of the Northern Territory that has resulted in 16 books, so far, on 19th century settlement in the north. A member of the NT Heritage Steering committee organising the
commemoration at Frew Ponds on 22 August, Derek will be ceremoniously smashing a
brandy bottle of cold tea against the “joining pole” 150 years after Robert Patterson did the same. Derek is currently working on a film with Director Andrew Hyde; called Twenty to the Mile, it will tell the story of the OTL.
- published: 10 Aug 2022
- views: 287