The ambition of South Australia to take the lead among the Australian colonies in establishing telegraph communication with England, is likely to prove a heavy cost to that colony. The original estimate for carrying the fcire to Port Darwin, to meet a submarine cable from Java, was £120,000, but the real cost will not be less than £300,000. This mad venture for South A ustralia single handed, is about w wise a proceeding as New Zealand Undertaking on its own sole, unaided, responsibility a San Francisco mail service. Both colonies have had to pay dearly for their whistle. Any fool can make a woman talk, m it's rather hard to make one listen.
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Westport Times, Volume VI, Issue 1013, 15 October 1872, Page 3
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113Untitled Westport Times, Volume VI, Issue 1013, 15 October 1872, Page 3
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