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In Tasmania, you can still see at least one semaphore station on Mt Nelson, which is above several suburbs on the south of the city of Hobart. I believe there w
by vintagedave 10mo ago
In Tasmania, you can still see at least one semaphore station on Mt Nelson, which is above several suburbs on the south of the city of Hobart. I believe there was a semaphore route from the capital to Port Arthur (convict prison) and possibly other routes over the state too.
https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/S/Semaphore.htm https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_histo...
Sadly the semaphore pole itself is gone. The building is still there and was used until 1969.