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"Buildings at the Old Telegraph Station". Alice Springs. Northern Territory. Australia

"Buildings at the Old Telegraph Station". Alice Springs. Northern Territory. Australia
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Wonderfully glowing palette and once again, the areas of white paper serve the painting well.

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13/04/2015
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Several buildings formed the communication outpost at Alice Springs in the centre of Australia. The Morse code wire covered the huge distance from the top of Australia to the bottom. The project, consisting of 36,000 poles and many tons of wire, was completed in 1872 and became one of the world's technical achievements of that century.

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Earl Hingston

Earl Hingston was born in New Zealand. He has had a career in advertising and corporate visual communication as a designer and illustrator. In the 1960s Earl came to Sydney to gain further experience. A challenge to open Wellington’s first graphic design consultancy saw a return to New Zealand. The…

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