Connecting the North : from the diaries of the Overland Telegraph expeditioners / Andrew Crouch
- Bib ID:
- 10010715
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Crouch, Andrew, 1951-, author
- Online Access:
- National edeposit: Onsite at National Library of Australia
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- Access Conditions:
- National edeposit: Available onsite at national, state and territory libraries
- Description:
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- [Hove, S.A.] : [Andrew Crouch], [2023]
- 1 online resource (xi, 246 pages) : maps (chiefly colour), illustrations (some colour), facsimiles, portraits.
- File Characteristics:
- text file PDF 25.9MB
- ISBN:
- 9780645870848
- Summary:
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This book focuses largely on one major theatre of the Overland Telegraph Line (OTL) - the Northern Section. To provide continuity, the author has drawn on the experiences of two influential men (Stephen King Junior and Robert Patterson) who wrote extensive daily diaries for the duration of their activities in the field. Where events were happening elsewhere, other writers join this story. The author has relied on primary voices wherever possible to tell this tale. --Adapted from preface.
- Full contents:
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- 1. Beginnings
- 2. The Darwent and Dalwood expedition
- 3. The interregnum
- 4. The second northern expedition
- 5. Water, water everywhere
- 6. The relief expedition arrives
- 7. All back to work
- 8. The aftermath
- 9. Reflections.
- Notes:
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- Cultural warning: this book may contain references to deceased people, inappropriate terminology or offensive language which may cause distress to some people.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- First Nations (AIATSIS) Subject:
- Subject:
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- King, Stephen, 1841-1915 -- Diaries
- King, Stephen, 1841-1915 -- Travel -- Australia -- Northern Territory
- King, Stephen, 1841-1915 -- Travel -- Australia, Northern
- King, Stephen, 1841-1915 -- Travel -- Northern Territory
- Patterson, Robert Charles, 1844-1907 -- Diaries
- Patterson, Robert Charles, 1844-1907 -- Travel -- Australia, Northern
- Patterson, Robert Charles, 1844-1907 -- Travel -- Northern Territory
- Overland Telegraph Line (N.T. and S.A.) -- History
- Scientific expeditions -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- History -- 19th century
- Scientific expeditions -- Australia, Northern -- History -- 19th century
- Scientific expeditions -- Northern Territory -- History -- 19th century
- Telegraph lines -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- Design and construction -- History -- 19th century
- Telegraph lines -- Australia, Northern -- Design and construction -- History -- 19th century
- Telegraph lines -- Northern Territory -- Design and construction -- History -- 19th century
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander content
- Discoveries in geography
- History
- Overland Telegraph Line (N.T. and S.A.)
- Scientific expeditions
- Telegraph lines -- Design and construction
- Travel
- Australia, Northern -- Discovery and exploration
- Northern Territory -- Discovery and exploration
- Northern Australia
- Northern Territory
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- Copyright Information:
- © Andrew Crouch.
- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2023
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