non-fictionThe Story of the Man who strung the Telegraph across Australia, and the Woman who gave her name to Alice Springscharles heavitree todd, alice todd, sir charles todd 1826-1910, alice todd 1836-4898, telegraph, alice springs

Charles Todd was one of the pioneers of meteorology in Australasia. Sir Charles Todd (1826-1910) was an astronomer, meteorologist and electrical engineer. Much of the history of astronomy, meteorology and telegraphs in South Australia is contained in his reports to parliament between 1856 and 1900.This is a useful research tool.A large sheet of lined card with a printed alphabetical list of South Australian towns and hand-written details of wind direction and force. Beside each is a remark.meteorology-records-south-australia todd-charles