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The telegraph station in Eucla opened on 8 December 1877 and closed in 1927. Morse Code via telegraph was a means of sending information and news around the world using signals. After the telegraph line and station, the telephone line and exchange came to Eucla, which you see here.

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Eucla Museum

A museum on the Great Australian Bight

Eucla is nestled right up against the South Australian border, near the Great Australian Bight. The Eucla location was chosen for a telegraph station which opened in 1877. However, in the 1970s, Eucla...

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The Eucla Motel
Eucla-Reid Road
Eucla WA 6443
Australia

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0408 393 427
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Eucla Museum Overview
Eucla Museum Overview
Eucla Museum Overview
Eucla Museum Overview
Eucla Museum Overview
Eucla Museum Overview
Eucla Museum Overview
Eucla Museum Overview
Eucla Museum Overview
Eucla Museum Overview

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