Centenary of Federation - Connecting the Continent

KATHERINE - Click here to
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ROPER RIVER - Click here to
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LARRIMAH - Click here to
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NORTH CENTRAL SECTION
Northern Section | Central Section | Southern Section

In order to complete the monumental task of constructing the 2,770km Overland Telegraph line within the 18 month time limit, the project was subdivided into 4 sections:

The North Central Section was originally to be constructed by private contractors Darwent and Dalwood but subsequent to them being sacked by Todd, the 630km stretch of water-logged, tropical country from Katherine to Tennant Creek was completed by a government construction party under the leadership of the railways' engineer Robert Patterson.

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