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Donald McLaine, first manager of Western Union in Bay Roberts.
1910
Bay Roberts, Newfoundland, Canada

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DONALD A. MCLAINE

Mr. Donald A. McLaine arrived in Bay Roberts by train on August 11, 1910 to become the first manager of the Western Union office in Bay Roberts. He remained in Bay Roberts for the construction of the new building in 1913 and the outbreak of WW 1. He moved to Boston in 1917 when his wife became seriously ill.

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Anna Young McLaine, wife of manager D. A. McLaine.
1910
Bay Roberts, Newfoundland, Canada

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ANNA MCLAINE, WIFE OF DONALD MCLAINE

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Cable Ship Telconia landing cable at shore end in Sennen Cove, 10 miles from Penzance, England.
1910
Sennen Cove, Penzance, England

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THE TELCONIA IN SENNEN COVE, PENZANCE, ENGLAND LANDING THE SHORE END OF THE CABLE FROM BAY ROBERTS IN 1910

The Cable Ship Colonia drew too much water to be able to navigate in shallow water. Therefore, a smaller cable ship such as the Telconia was used to lay the shore end of the cable in Sennen Cove and in Bay Roberts.

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Completed Cable Hut.
1910
Church Hill, Bay Roberts, Newfoundland, Canada

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THE COMPLETED CABLE HUT IN BEACHY COVE

This building was used for 4 years until the new and more permanent Cable Station was constructed in 1913. It then became a storage building for cable. In 1918 it was converted to a dwelling.

Mr. W. A. Wittrick was the cable electrician in charge of the Cable Hut. He was assisted by Messrs. A. F. Lovey and W. Estaugh.

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Manager Dunham, Western Union Telegraph Company.
1910
Bay Roberts, Newfoundland, Canada

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WESTERN UNION OFFICIAL, MR. DUNHAM

Mr. Dunham, along with Messrs. Dawson and Lynch were in Bay Roberts on two separate occasions in May, 1910 to inspect possible sites for a cable landing. It was on their recommendation that Western Union Telegraph Co. selected Bay Roberts as a suitable place for their Newfoundland station.
(from the Guardian)

Later, when the Station was in operation, Mr. Dunham returned and became a manager in Bay Roberts.

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Cable Ship Colonia in Bay Roberts Harbour in 1913 to lay the No.1 Penzance (1PZ) cable.
July, 1913
Bay Roberts Harbour, Bay Roberts, Newfoundland, Canada

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CABLE SHIP COLONIA IN BAY ROBERTS TO START LAYING THE 1913 PENZANCE NO.1 CABLE

Until 1926, the Colonia was the largest cable ship in the world. She was built in 1902 by Wigham Richardson in Walker-on-Tyre, England. Overall length was 501.5 feet, and gross tonnage was 7,080 tons.

This size of ship was used to lay cable in deep water, while smaller cable ships such as the Telconia and Cyrus Field were used where the water was shallow.

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The Colonia lands
30 July 1913
Bay Roberts Harbour, Bay Roberts, Newfoundland, Canada

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THE CABLE SHIPS COLONIA AND TELCONIA IN BAY ROBERTS HARBOUR TO LAY THE NO. 1 PENZANCE 1PZ CABLE

In 1881 the American Telegraph Company laid a cable from Penzance, England to Canso, Nova Scotia. In 1913, the Canso end was abandonded and a new cable was run to North Sydney. A cable was laid from North Sydney to Colinet, Newfoundland. From there it ran overland to the Cable Station in Bay Roberts. The cable from Penzance was diverted to Bay Roberts by the cable ship Colonia. This cable was labeled
"1PZ".