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From: "Ruth BROAD" <>
Subject: Re: [AUS-SAGEN] Overland telegraph line
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 18:38:07 +1030
References: <3BEFB85D.829AE90C@hypermax.net.au>


Hello Margaret,
I have the book (indexed) 'Clear Across Australia, A History of
Telecommunications', Ann Moyal, 1984,
ISBN 0 17 006266 X. If you would like to give me your ancestors name I can
have a look and see if
he is mentioned in the index.
Cheers,
Ruth
Adelaide

----- Original Message -----
> There is a family story on my husband's line that one of his ancestors
> worked on the Overland Telegraph Line, that he got himself lost in the
> desert and was rescued by the Aboriginies.
> Is there any way I can verify this??


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