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1872 Beltana
23 August 1872 Beltana On 23 August 1872 two men sat in a tin hut amid the saltbush at Beltana waiting for a sound. Just…
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- Beltana — August 23, 1872
23 August 1872 Beltana On 23 August 1872 two men sat in a tin hut amid the saltbush at Beltana waiting for a sound. Just after 1 pm they were rewarded by the chattering of the telegraph and the Beltana Telegraph and Repeater Station, part of the new Overland line…
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