Statements (22)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
telegraph line
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Australian_Overland_Telegraph_Line
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gptkbp:builtBy |
gptkb:Charles_Todd
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gptkbp:ceased_operations |
1970s
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gptkbp:completedIn |
1872
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gptkbp:connects |
gptkb:Adelaide
Darwin |
gptkbp:constructionStartYear |
1870
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gptkbp:crosses |
central Australia
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gptkbp:culturalHeritage |
yes
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gptkbp:enables |
rapid communication between Australia and Europe
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gptkbp:fundedBy |
gptkb:South_Australian_government
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Overland Telegraph Line
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gptkbp:length |
over 3200 km
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gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Australia
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gptkbp:notableStation |
gptkb:Alice_Springs_Telegraph_Station
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gptkbp:opened |
22 August 1872
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gptkbp:replacedBy |
modern telecommunications
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gptkbp:significance |
linked Australia to the rest of the world via telegraph
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gptkbp:status |
historic
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Sir_Charles_Todd
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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