The ruins of the Old Peake Telegraph Station are off the Oodnadatta Track in Outback South Australia. It is a rough drive, even for 4wd vehicles, but it is definitely worth it!
The Telegraph Station use to be a major centre on the Australian Overland Telegraph Line in the early 1900s, but is now as remote and deserted as can be. A small pocket of date palms and some white-washed ruined buildings are all that is left.
The Australian Overland Telegraph Line was a 3200 km telegraph line that connected Darwin with Adelaide (or rather Port Augusta) in South Australia. Completed in 1872 the Overland Telegraph Line allowed fast communication between Australia and England.
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The surroundings of the Old Peake Telegraph Station are very harsh and makes you wonder how people could survive …
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Corni Paroo Water, on the Paroo River, is in Currawinya National Park near Hungerford in Outback Queensland just north of the border with New South Wales. It is one of our favourite camping spots.
The Paroo River is a tributary to the Darling River and the last free-flowing river system in the Murray-Darling Basin, although it only flows after heavy rain.
Currawinya National Park also features a two large lakes, Lake Wyara (saltwater) and Lake Numalla (freshwater). The last time we visited the lakes (June 2007) they were both low.
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