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End to Silence, An: The Building Of The Overland Telegraph Line From Adelaide To Darwin

Taylor, Peter
ISBN: 0454002416 Categories: ,

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AUSTRALIANA
Scattered references to contact with Aborigines; attack at Barrow Creek telegraph station, punitive expedition.
192 p., [4] p. of col. plates : ill., facsims., maps, ports. ; 26 cm. #070123
Bibliography: p.185-189. First Edition
Telegraph services. Lines. Australia. Overland Telegraph Line. Construction, 1870-1872. | Overland Telegraph Line (N.T. and S.A.) — History. | Telegraph lines — Australia — Design and construction — History. | Communications – Telecommunications – Telegraphy. | Darwin (NT Top End SD52-04) | Adelaide (SE SA SI54-09) | Barrow Creek (Central NT SF53-06)

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AuthorTaylor, Peter
Number of pages192
PublisherMethuen Australia
Year Published1980
Binding Type

Hardcover in Dustjacket

Book Condition

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