File:Post office and telegraph station in tent at Marree in 1884 (SLSA B 15339).jpg

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Post Office and Telegraph Station in a tent at Marree, South Australia, about 1890

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English: Post Office and Telegraph Station in a tent at Marree, South Australia, in 1884, before a building was constructed. The fine wire leading from the dark box on the post upwards to the peak of the tent is the connection to the Overland Telegraph Line. Writing on the back of the print states that the man on the left is Charles Arthur O'Brien.
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Source State Library, South Australia. Post Office, Marree [B 15339] https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+15339
Author Unknown authorUnknown author
Camera location29° 38′ 45.6″ S, 138° 03′ 50.4″ E  Heading=135° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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current12:04, 23 August 2022Thumbnail for version as of 12:04, 23 August 2022947 × 573 (328 KB)SCHolar44 (talk | contribs)Repaired physical and chemical damage to print; cropped slightly
04:36, 16 April 2022Thumbnail for version as of 04:36, 16 April 20221,024 × 791 (261 KB)CyberneticProject (talk | contribs)State Library, South Australia. Post Office, Marree [B 15339] https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+15339

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