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Western Union Staff on front steps of Staff House.
1928
Cable Avenue, Bay Roberts, Newfoundland, Canada

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WESTERN UNION STAFF ON STEPS OF STAFF HOUSE IN SPRING OF 1928

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Western Union Staff on front steps of Staff House.
1928
Cable Avenue, Bay Roberts, Newfoundland, Canada

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WESTERN UNION STAFF ON STEPS OF STAFF HOUSE IN FALL OF 1928

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Cable Ship Cyrus Field with cable buoys to shore.
1928
Bay Roberts Harbour, Bay Roberts, Newfoundland, Canada
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CABLE SHIP CYRUS FIELD WITH CABLE BUOYS TO SHORE

In 1928, a high-speed duplex (simultaneous bi-directional) cable was used for the first time between Bay Roberts and the Azores. This cable could carry five messages in each direction simultaneously, whereas the previous fastest cable could handle a maximum of five messages in one direction only.

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Cable Ship Cyrus Field with cable buoys to shore.
August, 1928
Bay Roberts Harbour, Bay Roberts, Newfoundland, Canada

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BRINGING CABLE ASHORE FROM CABLE SHIP CYRUS FIELD

"The Guardian"
C. E. RUSSELL
Printer and Publisher
Bay Roberts, Newfoundland

Friday, August 24, 1928

NEW TRANS-ATLANTIC CABLE
Landed at Bay Roberts

This town presented a very animated and busy scene on Wednesday morning of this week, and another important event in its history was recorded when the seventh trans-Atlantic cable of the Western Union Telegraph Company was landed from the cable ship Cyrus Field and connected up with the office here.

The Dominia, in charge of Capt. Campos, transferred the shore end of the cable to the Cyrus Field on arrival in St. John's, and shortly after 10 o'clock Wednesday morning, the Field entered the harbour here when work was immediately begun for the landing. The trench from the beach to the office had been dug some time previously and about 80 men were engaged by the company to haul the cable ashore and through the trench.

At 11.10 o'clock the cable slid down from the "Cyrus Field" to the water securely tied to special casks to be floated ashore. The motor launch from the ship was in readiness and at 11.25 the cable touched shore. A large number of visitors and townspeople had gathered to witness this spectacle, and although no further demonstration than their presence marked the event yet it was easily to be seen they realized the importance of the occasion. Many officials, both of shore and ship, connected with the Western Union, and Telegraph Construction & Maintenance companies were present. Mr. Berner, cable engineer-of of the Dominia, and the officers of the Cyrus Field directed the landing. The cable was being connected at the office by 12 o'clock noon. Shortly afterwards the Cyrus Field commenced to lay the cable from the harbour to where the Dominia was waiting about 2 miles out from the harbour point.

The fastest cable now in operation has a capacity of five messages simultaneously in one direction. The new cable will make possible the transmission of five messages in each direction simultaneously - ten messages in all - between Bay Roberts and Horta. At Horta, the traffic over the cable will divide, part of it going to Germany, and the remainder to Italy and Africa. Thus, through this new communication link, an existing surplus of cable facilities between Horta and Germany, Italy and Africa will be utilized. The same time, a pressing need for additional cable facilities, resulting from steady increases in traffic in recent years, will be met effectively.

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Pulling transatlantic cable across Water Street to Cable Station.
August, 1928
Cable Station, Water Street, Bay Roberts, Newfoundland, Canada

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CABLE PULLED ON SHORE

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Placing transatlantic cable in trench to Cable Station.
1928
Cable Station, Water Street, Bay Roberts, Newfoundland, Canada

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PLACING CABLE UNDER WATER STREET

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Cable landed from Cable Ship Cyrus Field.
August, 1928
Cable Station, Water Street, Bay Roberts, Newfoundland, Canada

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PLACING CABLE FROM WATER STREET TO CABLE STATION

The cable trench was excavated by approximately 80 men under the direction of Mr. Wm. Russell.

Mr. Berner, cable engineer, and other officers in the Cable Ship Dominia directed the cable landing.