Old Signal Station
Old Signal Station
- Address
- Nelson Rd Mt Nelson
Lonely Planet review for Old Signal Station
If Mt Wellington is under a cloud, the much lower Old Signal Station on Mt Nelson still provides excellent views. When Port Arthur was operating as a penal site, a series of semaphore stations were positioned on all the high hills and used to transmit messages across the colony. The one on Mt Nelson - first established in 1811, though the current building dates from 1910 - served as the major link between Hobart and the rest of the colony.
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