Location of Barrow Creek Telegraph Station
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Ampilatwatja, 137.49kms W (472kms, 5hrs 53mins driving)
From
Tennant Creek, 208.87kms S (222kms, 2hrs 29mins driving)
From
Alice Springs, 243.41kms N (286kms, 3hrs 17mins driving)
From
Papunya, 278.31kms NE (532kms, 7hrs 27mins driving)
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Description of Barrow Creek Telegraph Station
John McDouall Stuart named this site in 1860 after a then member of the South Australian Parliament. It became the chosen site for a repeater station in 1871 and the station as it stands today was officially opened on 16 August 1872 by Charles Todd as part of the morse repeater network. It was one of 15 such repeater stations on a network traversing
Australia and linking
Australia to Europe, providing essential communication services. This lonely outpost was to get some company by the way of a store and hotel erected in 1932,
In February 1874 Mounted Constable Samuel Gason arrived at
Barrow Creek and a police station was also opened. Eight days later Aborigines from the Katish Tribe attacked the station resulting in the death of two men and the wounding of Ernest Flint. On 22 February Gason cabled to
Adelaide, 'This Station has been attacked by natives at 8. Stapleton has been mortally wounded, one of the men, named John Franks, just died from wounds. Civilised Native Boy has had three spear wounds. Mr Flint, assistant operator one spear wound in leg, not serious. Full particulars in morning'. In
Adelaide Dr William Gosse adviced treatment for the wounded which was telegraphed back to
Barrow Creek.
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Weather & Climate for Barrow Creek Telegraph Station
Closest Weather Station
Ali Curung at 23:00 01 Nov
Distance from Barrow Creek Telegraph Station 76.17km NE
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Closest Climatic Station
Ali Curung
Distance from Barrow Creek Telegraph Station 76.17km NE
| | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Mean Max. °C |
37.8 | 36.8 | 35.4 | 32.2 |
27.4 | 24.4 | 24.5 | 27.3 |
32.4 | 35.1 | 36.9 | 37.6 |
| Mean Min. °C |
23.8 | 23.2 | 21.0 | 16.6 |
11.8 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 9.2 |
14.8 | 18.7 | 21.5 | 23.1 |
| Mean Rain mm |
82.5 | 104.1 | 33.1 | 19.8 |
18.8 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 3.4 |
7.4 | 23.9 | 31.2 | 66.6 |
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