File:Landing of the New Zealand to Sydney telegraph cable at La Perouse in 1876 (9704948615).jpg

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English: Oval black and white photograph of the landing of the New Zealand to Sydney telegraph cable at La Perouse in 1876. Photographer unknown. It shows a line of men on the beach, hauling the cable in. A paddle steamer and the two cable laying sailing ships EDINBURGH and HIBERNIA are lying offshore. On the reverse is handwritten "Landing of Sy NZ Cable/ La Perouse Waka/ 1876/ Edinburgh- Hibernia". Also present are blue coloured pencil annotations. The word "waka" written on the back was the call sign used by the Cable Bay station in New Zealand.

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  • cable
  • New Zealand
  • La Perouse
  • telegraph
  • SYDNEY
  • Australia
  • Hibernia
  • Botany Bay
  • paddle steamer
  • Frenchmans
  • Bay
  • new zealand
  • la perouse
  • sydney
  • botany bay
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9 September 2013
Camera location33° 59′ 16.4″ S, 151° 13′ 52.71″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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