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In 1871 the government surveyor William Whitfield Mills explored the MacDonnell Ranges during the Overland Telegraph Line construction and discovered and named the water hole he found there ‘Alice Springs’. Mills named the pool after Mrs. Alice Todd, the wife of the Superintendent of Telegraphs.

Mrs Alice Todd - The Gathering Garden, Alice Springs NT
Mrs Alice Todd – The Gathering Garden, Alice Springs NT
Mrs Alice Todd - The Gathering Garden, Alice Springs NT
Mrs Alice Todd – The Gathering Garden, Alice Springs NT

Arrernte language: Arrernelhyaye – Translation: ‘come, sit, be

Coolamon - Arrernte language: Arrernelhyaye - Translation: come, sit, be (translation)
Coolamon – Arrernte language: arrernelhyaye – Translation: come, sit, be (translation)
Coolamon - Arrernte language: Arrernelhyaye - Translation: come, sit, be (translation)
Coolamon – Arrernte language: arrernelhyaye – Translation: come, sit, be (translation)

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