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Welcome to Grove Hill
Introduction | Special Dates | Centenary of Federation
Aboriginal Connections | Photo Gallery

Many towns in South Australia and the Northern Territory owe their existence to the Overland Telegraph Line, and to Sir Charles Todd (then Superintendent of Telegraphs) who constructed the 3200km line from Pt. Augusta to Darwin. The line itself played a great part in Federation and connecting the colonies of Australia together to form one nation.

By developing the line it established the first contact between Indigenous Australians and the colonies, connected Australia to the rest of the world, helped to advance and increase Australia's trading industries and defence systems, while also opening up the centre of Australia for pastoral development, mineral exploration and vital transport infrastructure such as the Ghan railway.

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