Overland Telegraph Line

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf telegraph line
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:John_O'Sullivan
exploration_of_Australia
gptkbp:celebratedIn anniversaries
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Adelaide
Darwin
gptkbp:constructionStarted 1867
gptkbp:culturalImpact literature and art
gptkbp:designedBy telegraph engineers
gptkbp:facilitates news transmission
gptkbp:featuredIn historical studies
gptkbp:firstClaim 1872
gptkbp:historicalEvent completion ceremony
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 19th century
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first telegraph link between Australia and the rest of the world
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Overland Telegraph Line
gptkbp:impact Australian_economy
gptkbp:influenced telecommunication policies
gptkbp:influencedBy telegraph technology
gptkbp:inspiration documentaries
future telecommunication projects
gptkbp:is_funded_by gptkb:British_government
gptkbp:ledTo development of radio communication
gptkbp:legacy telecommunication advancements
gptkbp:length 3,200 kilometers
gptkbp:location gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:maintainedBy museums
gptkbp:maintenance ongoing until 1980s
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Australian_government
gptkbp:operationalStatus 1970s
gptkbp:partOf Australian_history
gptkbp:purpose communication
gptkbp:recognizedBy heritage listings
gptkbp:reduces communication time
gptkbp:replacedBy submarine cable
gptkbp:significance national infrastructure
gptkbp:surroundingArea gptkb:Alice_Springs
gptkb:Brisbane
gptkb:Melbourne
gptkb:Sydney
gptkb:Port_Augusta
gptkb:Cairns
gptkbp:technology copper wire
gptkbp:updates settlement_in_Northern_Territory
gptkbp:usedFor military communication
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1872