Adelaide River Museum
Permanent display of OTL items
ongoing
Adelaide River, NT
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CONTACT
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REGISTER
August 22 2022, 10.30am - 1:30 pm
Todd Memorial, 20 km south of
Dunmarra Roadhouse, Stuart Highway
To register <click here>
Derek Pugh Twenty to the Mile the Overland Telegraph
Public Talk 2022 and NT Book Launch
5 PM, 11 May 2022 (Heritage Week)
Northern Territory Library, Parliament House
Northern Territory Library and Archives
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COODINATOR
CONTACT
2022 National Trust Darwin Barbara James Memorial Lecture -
The Overland Telegraph: Connecting Australia to the World
Lecture
12 May 2022, 6-7 pm
Burnett House gardens
Northern Territory National Trust
National Trust
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DATE
VENUE
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CONTACT
Overland Telegraph Line Display
Katherine Museum Display on the OTL
Ongoing
Katherine NT
Katherine Museum
(08) 8972 3945
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DATE
VENUE
COODINATOR
CONTACT
National Trust Darwin display and walk
Guided walks from Roadmasters House to Cable Landing Site visiting OTL
memorials and other historic sites along the way
Heritage Week May 2022
Roadmasters House. 1 McMinn Street, Darwin
National Trust Darwin
Trevor Menzies
menzies2@bigpond.net.au
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COODINATOR
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National Trust Darwin display and walk
Display of OTL artefacts and photographs
April to November 2022
Roadmasters House. 1 McMinn Street, Darwin
National Trust Darwin
Trevor Menzies
menzies2@bigpond.net.au
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VENUE
COODINATOR
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Open Day Celebrating 150 years of the Alice Springs Telegraph Station
Family friendly event with historic and cultural activities and demonstrations
throughout all the historic buildings. Food stalls. Free entry.
13 August 2022 11am-3pm
Alice Springs Telegraph Station Historic Precinct
NT Parks and Wildlife - Alice Springs Region
08 8951 8272
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DATE
VENUE
COODINATOR
CONTACT
Mates of the Murranji
A Muster of Mates
22 August 2022
Frews Ponds, Newcastle Waters, Daly Waters after the OTL Commemoration
Mates of the Murranji
Wayne Kraft
krafty@matesofthemurranji.com.au
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DATE
VENUE
COODINATOR
CONTACT
Open Day celebrating 150 years of the OTL at Barrow Creek Telegraph Station
Family friendly cuppa and chat with historians and authors Stuart Traynor and
Andrew Crouch
16 August 2022 10am-3pm
Barrow Creek Telegraph Station
NT Parks and Wildlife
08 8951 8272
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DATE
VENUE
COODINATOR
CONTACT
Active demonstration of Morse Code equipment with telegraphist,
Laurie Wallace, member of the SA & NT Morsecodian fraternity.
Historic Talk, Transmission and receiving messages signalled by
Morse Code with visitor participation. Entry fee may apply.
19 - 27 August 2022. 10am to 3p
Alice Springs Telegraph Station
NT Parks and Wildlife
08 8951 8272
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DATE
VENUE
COODINATOR
CONTACT
Dinner Under the Stars
Family friendly event of historic talks, live music, John McDouall Stuart play and
food stalls. Entry by donation and a chance to win the lucky door prize
20 August 2022, at dusk
Tennant Creek Telegraph Station
NT Parks and Wildlife - Alice Springs Region
08 8951 8272
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VENUE
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Play Group and story time for under 5’s
Outside activities and entertainment for pre-school aged
children. Entry fees may apply
11 August 2022, 9am - 12 noon
Alice Springs Telegraph Station Historic Precinct
NT Parks and Wildlife - Alice Springs Region
08 8951 8250.
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Mr Allan McGill AM, Chairperson of the Northern Territory Heritage Council, is pleased to invite you to
commemorate the 150th anniversary of the completion of the Overland Telegraph Line: the day that Australia
became ‘wired to the world’.
A commemorative event will be held from 10:30am – 1:30pm on Monday 22 August 2022 at the Sir Charles
Todd Memorial rest stop, Stuart Highway (approximately 27km south of Dunmarra).
Following a formal ceremony at the rest stop, you will then have the opportunity to walk the 1.7km route to the
Frew Ponds Historical Reserve, to view the exact point where the line was joined 150 years ago.
Please register belowYou will then be provided with further information prior to the event. It would be greatly
appreciated if you could submit your RSVP by 1 August 2022.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call the Heritage Branch on (08) 8999 5039.
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TYPE
DATE
VENUE
Overland Telegraph tales under a full moon: The story of
the first aircraft ever to set down in Central Australia, 1921
Story told of Briggs, Birtles and Bailey’s challenging trip
following the line to Alice Springs, picking up a love letter
on the way
12 August 2022, 6.30pm
Central Australian Aviation Museum, 6 Memorial Avenue,
Alice Springs, parking on site
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Play Group and story time for under 5’s
Outside activities, entertainment
11 August 2022, 9am to 12 noon
Alice Springs Telegraph Station
NT Parks and Wildlife, fees may apply
08 8951 8272
ACTIVITY
TYPE
DATE
VENUE
COODINATOR
CONTACT
Open Day celebrating 150 years
Family friendly, historical and cultural
activities, food stalls, free entry
13 August 2022 11am-3pm
Alice Springs Telegraph Station
NT Parks and Wildlife
08 8951 8272
ACTIVITY
TYPE
DATE
VENUE
COODINATOR
CONTACT
DATE
VENUE
CONTACT
August 22 2022, 10am
Todd Memorial, 20 km south of Dunmarra
Roadhouse, Stuart Highway
nt@ot150.net derekpugh1@gmail.com
Active Demonstration of Morse code
Talk, transmission/receiving of messages,
with visitor participation
19-27 August 2022
Alice Springs Telegraph Station
NT Parks and Wildlife
08 8951 8272
ACTIVITY
TYPE
DATE
VENUE
COODINATOR
CONTACT
Dinner Under the Stars
Family friendly, talks, live music, live play
food stalls, door prize
20 August 2022, at dusk
Tennant Creek Telegraph Station
John McDouall Stuart Society
Fred Moore fred.moore@lms.com.au
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DATE
VENUE
COODINATOR
CONTACT
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Tales under a full moon: First ever aircraft
to set down in Central Australia, 1921
Story told, cuppa and cake
12 August 2022, 6.30pm
Central Australian Aviation Museum
6 Memorial Avenue, Alice Springs
parking on site
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DATE
VENUE
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Events Northern
Territory
Mr Allan McGill AM, Chairperson of the Northern Territory Heritage
Council, is pleased to invite you to commemorate the 150th
anniversary of the completion of the Overland Telegraph Line: the
day that Australia became ‘wired to the world’.
A commemorative event will be held from 10:30am – 1:30pm on
Monday 22 August 2022 at the Sir Charles Todd Memorial rest
stop, Stuart Highway (approximately 27km south of Dunmarra).
Following a formal ceremony at the rest stop, you will then have
the opportunity to walk the 1.7km route to the Frew Ponds
Historical Reserve, to view the exact point where the line was
joined 150 years ago.
Please register belowYou will then be provided with further
information prior to the event. It would be greatly appreciated if
you could submit your RSVP by 1 August 2022.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call the
Heritage Branch on (08) 8999 5039.
