The town of Alice Springs is located in the hot heart of Australia - the Red Centre, which belongs to the Northern Territory. The town originated in 1870 as a telegraph service point connecting Adelaide on the south coast with Darwin on the north coast. "Alice Springs" - initially, only the water-retaining section of the riverbed was called this, and in 1871 the river was named after Alice Todd, the wife of Postmaster Charles Todd. Todd was the specialist who considered it possible to run a telegraph line from Adelaide to Darwin. This line began operating in 1872 when it was connected to the already existing England-Indonesia telegraph line. As a result, news from the homeland, traveling over 20,000 kilometers, reached overseas territories in 7 hours. Australia's isolation from the rest of the world was ended forever, and the small settlement near the famous telegraph station gradually turned into an oasis of civilization in the desert center of the continent. This was facilitated by the laying of a railway line, opened in 1929, which connected Alice Springs with Melbourne, Sydney, and Darwin.
Among the attractions of Alice Springs are: the historic telegraph station, the Museum of Central Australia, botanical gardens, the reptile center, and the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
We recommend visiting Alice Springs during the cooler months (from May to October) when daytime temperatures don't rise above +25 °C.
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