Mt Nelson Signal Station Reserve

Entrance to Mt Nelson Signal Station Reserve

Located on the hills above Hobart, Mount Nelson Signal Station is the first signal station built in Tasmania in 1811. Signalling was done using flags until 1831 when a three-armed semaphore, able to give 666 code signals. Seven years later, it was replaced by a six-armed semaphore, capable of over 900,000 code signals. A semaphore … Read more