Paterson (Cape York) Telegraph Station

It was the original location for the end of the Cape York Telegraph Line.

The building was completed before the beginning of the wet season in November 1886 and was opened on 25 August 1887.

[3] It is not known why the station was transferred and it is inherent that the Telegraph Line and undersea cable were also relocated as part of this process.

At Punsand Bay, the station was built high up on a Sandy Plateau overlooking the sea.

The tip of Cape York was clearly visible to the North East, with lovely sandy beaches drawing the eye to the tip and Peak Point was visible to the South West.

[4] Hector Macquarrie from New Zealand visited the station in October/November 1928 in a Baby Austin with his co-driver Dick Matthews at the end of the first ever motor vehicle drive to the tip of Cape York.

The staff of the telegraph station at Cape York. 1917.
The Staff of the Telegraph Station. 1917.
The Telegraph Station at Cape York as Published in The Queenslander, 17 November 1917.
The Telegraph Station at Cape York as Published in The Queenslander, 17 November 1917.