Old Times: An Unique Illustrated History of the Early Days, Volume 1, Issue 1Commercial Publishing Company, 1903 - Australia |
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... telegraph line to England in those days ; that was not opened till November , 1872. The latest news transmitted from London by wire was to Galle , and the first point of arrival in Australia was Glenelg , from whence so brief an epitome ...
... telegraph line to England in those days ; that was not opened till November , 1872. The latest news transmitted from London by wire was to Galle , and the first point of arrival in Australia was Glenelg , from whence so brief an epitome ...
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