Beechworth's Telegraph
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Gold was found in 1852 starting a "Rush" bringing Thousands from around the world. They came to get rich. 14,000 golden ounces were transported to Melbourne each fortnight. A year later, Beechworth was a town with an instant population, commercial shops and 60 hotels turning into Australia's Wild West. Outlaws, claim jumpers, water rights disputes, racial altercations. A Town with little Law. This book is a fascinating read about the long-awaited arrival of the Electric Telegraph Championed by Samuel Morse. "A BRILLIANT SUMMATION OF THE MORSE CODE TELEGRAPH AND BEECHWORTH" -TIM FISCHER, AC. "A FIRST QUANTUM LEAP IN COMMUNICATIONS" -TY. MORSE, (a descendant) "BEECHWORTH - THE BUSIEST MORSE CODE TELEGRAPH STATION IN THE WORLD" -MORSECODIAN
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Gold was found in 1852 starting a "Rush" bringing Thousands from around the world. They came to get rich. 14,000 golden ounces were transported to Melbourne each fortnight. A year later, Beechworth was a town with an instant population, commercial shops and 60 hotels turning into Australia's Wild West. Outlaws, claim jumpers, water rights disputes, racial altercations. A Town with little Law. This book is a fascinating read about the long-awaited arrival of the Electric Telegraph Championed by Samuel Morse. "A BRILLIANT SUMMATION OF THE MORSE CODE TELEGRAPH AND BEECHWORTH" -TIM FISCHER, AC. "A FIRST QUANTUM LEAP IN COMMUNICATIONS" -TY. MORSE, (a descendant) "BEECHWORTH - THE BUSIEST MORSE CODE TELEGRAPH STATION IN THE WORLD" -MORSECODIAN
AmazonPages: 416, Paperback, Xlibris Au
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