Territory Stories

Plaque

Details:

Title

Plaque,

Photo number

PH0238/0404,

Collection

Peter Spillett Collection, PictureNT, PictureNT,

Date

1972-10-30,

Location

Darwin,

Description

Plaque to commemorate the centenary of laying the overseas cable to Java on 20th November 1871, completion of the Overland Telegraph Line between Adelaide and Darwin on 22nd August 1872 and the first message between London and Adelaide on 22nd October 1872. Unveiled by Peter Spillett, President of the Historical Society.,

Language

English,

Digital format

4507 x 6000 pixels : 48bpp ; 158.47Mb,

Format

1 photograph : b&w ; 11.98 x 16. 0 cm.,

File type

image/tiff,

Use

Attribution International 4.0 (CC BY 4.0),

Copyright owner

Library & Archives NT,