TitleTelegraph cable segment, 910mm Date1902About this objectSection of telegraph cable with 14 wires in the outside layer - 1 gauge and helically wound – and 10 6AWG wires in the inner layer, with solid core along the centre and insulation between layers.
The original label bears the inscription ‘Cottesloe - Adelaide. Original 1902. Laid by SS Scotia / Cable manufactured 1901. 14/1 + 10/6 280/BI’, suggesting its connection with the Cocos – Cottesloe (Perth) – Glenelg (Adelaide) cable manufactured by the Telegraph Construction & Maintenance Co. and laid by CS Scotia.Object No.99.97Physical descriptionSection of telegraph cable with 14 wires in the outside layer - 1 gauge and helically wound – and 10 6AWG wires in inner layer, with solid core along the centre and insulation between layersInscriptions & marks“Cottesloe - Adelaide. Original 1902. Laid by SS Scotia”
“Cable manufactured 1901. 14/1 + 10/6 280/BI”
Inscriptions on label, as recorded in eHive, 2016 Place madeAdelaideSourceLa Perouse MuseumOn displayYesTypeMuseum objectsOrganisations (Detailed entries)La Perouse Museum (La Perouse, N.S.W.)ThemesScience and communication
