Charlotte Waters Telegraph Station Ruins
| Location | |
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| South east of Alice Springs on New Crown Station. It lies about 31km south of the homestead at New Crown Station and about 50km south east of Finke River. Much of the site lies within NT Portion 3816 which is Aboriginal freehold registered in the name of the Apatula Aboriginal Land Trust. The foundations of one building appear to be located within the road reserve. | 
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| Gazettal Date | |
| 18th December 2002 Northern Territory Government Gazette No. G50 |
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| Description | |
| Today the site covers a large area, approximately 340m EW by 340m NS and contains a number of features including the remains of the telegraph repeater station, scatters of rubble and cement, artefact scatters, remains of posts and a yard, an iron dump, pole stubs and two tanks. | |
| Statement of Heritage Value | |
| The ruins of the Charlotte Waters Telegraph Station are of historical significance to the Territory owing to its associations with the construction of the Overland Telegraph Line between Port Augusta and Darwin in the 1870s. Subsequently the site also played an important role in the exploration and settlement of the region and was associated with the police presence in Central Australia during the 1930s. The site also derives some significance from its associations with F.J. Gillen and P.M. Bryne who, in collaboration with Baldwin Spencer, made important contributions to the disciplines of anthropology and zoology, and with J. Kite, an Aboriginal artist of some renown. | |
| Further Reading | |
| To be provided. | |
