In 1855 talented astronomer and scientist Charles Todd had a dream to build a telegraph line across Australia to connect it to the world. This dream was a bold one and he would have to wait for technological advances to catch up with his ideas. By 1870, however, Singapore and Indonesia were joined to the worlds growing telegraph network and it was Australias turn. Todd and his men would have to erect thousands of telegraph poles across the entire expanse of the country, from Adelaide to the northern coast - one pole every 80 metres - across land that was relentlessly inhospitable and largely unknown to them. They overcame every obstacle and, as well as reducing the transmission of information to the country from months to hours, revealed the splendour of the continents interior to its rapidly growing population. This is their story.
By:
Adam Courtenay Imprint: Woodslane Country of Publication: Australia ISBN:9781922800275 ISBN 10: 1922800279 Publication Date:01 May 2023 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Foreword by James Todd 1: Not so great connections 2: The road to Adelaide 3: The hub of the south 4: The gaps begin to close 5: Macro and micro 6: All is movement 7: The weakness in the plan 8: Trouble in the north 9: History repeats 10: Cometh the hour 11. Minding the gaps 12. The great incursion Epilogue
