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Podcast: The Queensland Rail History Podcast
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Rail Tale Episode 4 - Telegraphically Yours
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:16:15
Publish Date: 2025-07-18 04:00:00
Description:

When the first railway line opened in Queensland in 1865, alongside it also went the electric telegraph line. The wires that accompanied the rails would be a vital part of the connection of our communities and enable communication that was the very much at the forefront of technology in the middle 19th century. 

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