Site Details

Name

Frew Ponds Overland Telegraph Line Memorial Reserve

Status

Permanent Declaration

Type

Place

Description

The fifty-two (52) remaining Oppenheimer telegraph poles are located along 4.7 kilometres of the original Overland Telegraph Line route.

Statement Of
Heritage Value

The Frew Ponds Overland Telegraph Line Memorial Reserve, is associated with the construction of the original Overland Telegraph Line (1870 - 1874). The fifty-two (52) Oppenhiemer poles located within the Frew Ponds Memorial Reserve are significant to the Territory as a remnant of the original line, and present tangible evidence of the construction methods and materials used in the construction of the 3,000 kilometre line from Port Augusta to Darwin that saw the end of Australia's isolation. The heavy galvanised iron telescopic Oppenhiemer poles display a style of technology no longer practised and are a symbol of human ingenuity in solving the problem of transporting large numbers of sturdy termite resistant poles through inhospitable country.

The Oppenhiemer poles are a tribute to the vision of South Australia's Post Master General, Charles Heavitree Todd, who was responsible for the construction of the telegraph line, and also the contributions made by the overseers, construction teams, line operators and linemen, all of whom, played a vital role in fulfilling this remarkable engineering feat.

Nominated

06/05/2005

Nomination Refused

Nomination Accepted

06/05/2005

Provisional Declaration

Assessment Report
Considered

09/12/2005

Report Action

Comment sought

Report Comments

Recommended

Not Recommended

Refused By Minister

Referred Back

Signed By Minister

22/08/2006

Publish notice of
declaration

06/09/2006

Gazetted

30/08/2006

Revoked

Destroyed

File No

HAC 2004/0031

Value

Historic

Conservation Policy

LGA

Comments

Heritage Advisory Council nominated of its own volition the Overland Telegraph Frew Ponds.

Photo

	Name	Description	Date Added
View	FrewPondsOTPoles 010919_LR1.JPG	Pole 4E28	27/JUL/21
View	FrewPondsOTPoles 010919_LR3.JPG	Frew Ponds Historical Reserve	27/JUL/21
View	FrewPondsOTPoles 010919_LR4.JPG	Artefact	27/JUL/21
View	FrewPondsOTPoles 010919_LR2.JPG	Join in the wire	27/JUL/21

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Scan

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Further Information

	Name	Description	Date Added
View	Instrument and Gazettal.pdf	Instrument and Gazettal	05/FEB/09
View	Frew Ponds - Background hist info.pdf	Background Historical Information	21/MAR/11

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Approximate Location

LAIS Key	Street Number	Street Name	Suburb	Location Code	Lot Number	LTO Plan	Part	Tenure
000 00500	0		BIRDUM	000	500	-	-	Reserve

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Status Explanations

Nomination Period - a nomination has been accepted by Heritage Branch, but has not yet been accepted by the Heritage Council; OR a nomination has been accepted by the Heritage Council but the place/object has not yet been subject to a heritage assessment.

Assessment Period - a nomination has been accepted by the Heritage Council and the place/object is in the process of being assessed.

Consultation Period - Heritage assessment has been completed and s24 of the Act has been instigated, ie comment has been sought on a proposal to declare the place/object.

Recommendation Period - the Heritage Council has made a recommendation to declare the place/object and the Minister's final decision is awaited.

Not Recommended - a decision has been made by the Heritage Council not to recommend to the Minister that a place/object be declared

Declared - the Minister has made a decision to declare the place/object

Refused - the Minister has refused to declare the place/object