Year
1876
Description
The final link in the Telegraph Line to connect Albany to Esperance reached Esperance Bay on 8th September. The Completion to Adelaide and operation of the line on 6th December 1877 meant that Perth was now connected with London via Albany, Bremer Bay, Esperance, Israelite Bay, Eyre, Eucla, Adelaide and Darwin thus world news could be quickly relayed to the colony's main centres. Israelite Bay Telegraph station was founded in approximately 1877 when the Overland Telegraph Line was constructed. The early timber buildings were replaced with new and larger buildings in 1896 using the design of George Temple Poole. The stone remains still exist.
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