Objects of Connection: The Overland Telegraph

Join Mandy Paul and Amanda Nettelbeck as they explore the inclusive cultural narrative of the Overland Telegraph Line. Discover First Nations perspectives on the Line’s paths through Aboriginal Country, and the vital role of other non-European actors in its construction over 150 years ago.

In 2022, a virtual exhibition was launched to mark 150 years of the Overland Telegraph Line. A collaboration between Australian Catholic University, the History Trust of South Australia, the State Library of South Australia and the South Australian Museum, the exhibition re-tells the Line’s significance through a more inclusive cultural narrative, beyond its place in European-centred colonial history.

Using this exhibition, the talk seeks to emphasise First Nations perspectives on the Line’s paths through Aboriginal Country, and highlights the vital role of other non-European actors in its construction. It reveals the Line’s important transcultural history – both as a tool of colonial expansion and as a complex zone of cross-cultural contact and exchange.

Material Histories is presented by Old Treasury Building in partnership with Deakin University and Australian Catholic University.

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1:00pm-2:00pm

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