The Alice Springs Telegraph Station was one of 11 staffed repeater stations on the Overland Telegraph Line (OTL). This line consisted of a single strand of iron wire on 36000 timber poles, stretching 3000km across Australia, from Adelaide to Port Darwin. From Port Darwin a submarine cable beneath the sea to Singapore connected Australia to the rest of the world. News from Britain which prior to 1872 had taken 3 months to reach Australia by sea, now arrived withi...

Simpsons Gap in the West Macdonnell National Park.

These camel statues are located near Alice Springs railway station.

Anzac Hill in Alice Springs - view over the town.

In this picture you can see the green/blue eggs.