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Alice Springs is located, well, in Alice Springs. That was pretty silly. :-) The Telegraph Station was built by the Springs because it appeared to be the only source of running water in the area. Even when the river dried up, the Springs continued to run. The Aboriginals thought it was magic. The station served as the connection between the North and South. The springs were named after the wife of the Charles Todd, the first superintendent of the Telegrah Station. It was decided on March 11th, 1871, by W.W. Mills to locate the Telegraph relay station at the site on the river he named the Todd River. See it all coming together now? :-)If you visited today, you can go and visit the Telegraph Station to see where the manager slept and the blacksmith shop that still exists. It is also a great place to take the family for a day out. There are grills and such all over the place. I did not take photos of them for you. hehehe Tele1 is a shot that shows the entire station. If you want to see other parts, go to "Max, a day in the Bush" page. Max was posing in the various rooms that the staff ot the station were kind enough to open for us.
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There is a path to the east of the Telegraph Station that leads to Flynn's Grave and the path that leads up to Mt. Gillen.
If you have comments, suggestions, or questions about these places, email me
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