Operating Room of the Telegraph Station at Eucla, W.A. - very early 1900s

Three sets of automatic telegraph repeaters.."In the outback region of Western Australia lies Eucla, a small town that played an important role in Australian history..The telegraph line is regarded as one of the most important innovations in the 19th century. Before the telegraph came, communication between Western Australia and the rest of the nations took months, but when the Eucla telegraph line and manual repeater station were established in 1877, transmitting messages only took a few seconds. ".Very interesting article with photos of this historic town:.www.nullarborroadhouse.com.au/remnants-of-a-lost-town-the... ( http://www.nullarborroadhouse.com.au/remnants-of-a-lost-town-the-eucla-telegraph-station/ )

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1900 - 1909

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