From the Trigg Station

The Telegraph Station

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March 2nd 2007
now where did I leave off... Oh yes, walking to the Telegraph Station. It was a cool walk, and very pretty. The Todd River quite fascinates me, and I followed its sandy course all the way to the Station. The Station is the first (and 2nd through to around 12th) building(s) built in "Alice Springs", although these days it's actually about 4km out of town. In fact, the buildings were there n ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more