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Larrimah is the site of one of the temporary repeater stations on the line, which still stands. They were necessary because the electrical current that carried the telegraphic signals could only travel a maximum of 300 kms along the iron conducting wire before they began to fade.

So a chain of repeater stations was built to keep the messages moving. The repeaters were built along the line at an average 250 kms apart and at each station, the stationmaster received the message, relaying it on to the next station.