Virtual Discovery #6 - Rottnest telephone Cable 1938
Part of a series of “Virtual Discovery” presentations featuring the military heritage of Rottnest island produced in parallel with Virtual Visit posts relating to the Australian Army Museum of Western Australia. This “Virtual Discovery” focuses on the Submarine telephone cable laid to Rottnest in 1936.
On 18 December 1936, 10 ½ miles of submarine cable for the new Postmaster General telephone link to Rottnest were loaded into a barge from the Cable Ship Faraday. This cable replaced the original cable laid in 1902 which, in turn had superseded the previous heliograph link.
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The Rottnest Island was closed to the public for extended periods during the COVID-19 pandemic beginning in March 2020. The success of “Virtual Visi” series at the Australian Army Museum of Western australia prompted the creation of a parallel series of “Virtual Discoveries” focussing on the military and heritage aspects of Rottnest Island..
Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
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