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Charlotte Waters Telegraph Station Ruins
Permanent Declaration
Place
Today the site covers a large area, approximately 340m EW by 340m NS and contains a number of features including the remains of the telegraph repeater station, scatters of rubble and cement, artefact scatters, remains of posts and a yard, an iron dump, pole stubs and two tanks.
The ruins of the Charlotte Waters Telegraph Station are of historical significance to the Territory owing to its associations with the construction of the Overland Telegraph Line between Port Augusta and Darwin in the 1870s. Subsequently the site also played an important role in the exploration and settlement of the region and was associated with the police presence in Central Australia during the 1930s. The site also derives some significance from its associations with F.J. Gillen and P.M. Bryne who, in collaboration with Baldwin Spencer, made important contributions to the disciplines of anthropology and zoology, and with J. Kite, an Aboriginal artist of some renown.
06/05/1997
Comment sought
24/11/2002
18/10/2003
18/12/2002
1999/04717
Historic & Indigenous
Macdonnell Shire
Photo
   
NameDescriptionDate Added
Viewweb photo.jpgCharlotte Waters Telegraph Station19/SEP/07
ViewCharlotte Waters NLA.jpgCharlotte Waters Telegraph Station, National Library of Australia.26/MAY/14
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Scan
   
NameDescriptionDate Added
ViewInstrument.pdf - 11/FEB/09
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Further Information
   
NameDescriptionDate Added
ViewCharlotte Waters Telegraph Station.pdfBackground Historical Information13/DEC/11
ViewCharlotte Waters Telegraph Station.pdfFactsheet16/DEC/11
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Approximate Location
   
LAIS KeyStreet NumberStreet NameSuburbLocation CodeLot NumberLTO PlanPartTenure
000 03816 0 GHAN0003816 - - Freehold
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