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The Telegraph pole commemorates the development of the Perth to Southern Cross Telegraph Service that arrived at the old townsite north of Merredin Peak in February, 1892. The pole was re-erected in 1991 for the Merredin Centenary.
Location
Address: | Barrack Street, Merredin, 6415 |
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State: | WA |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -31.482222 Long: 118.280278 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Monument |
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Monument Theme: | Technology |
Sub-Theme: | Industry |
Actual Event End Date: | 04-February-1892 |
Link: | https://www.dplh.wa.gov.au/about-i… |
Dedication
Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1991 |
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Memorial Telegraph Services
Perth to Southern Cross opened 4.2.1892
Passed through Merredin old town site.
This pole was re-erected by Telecom Australia
for the Merredin Centenary 16/17.3.1991
See History of Telegraph Services
at Merredin Railway Museum