TitleCable Station ButtonDatec 1882-1917About this objectA copper-alloy button engraved in a decorative style, with the initials “E,” “T,” and “C” on the front referring to the “Eastern Telegraph Co London,” part of the Eastern Extension, Australasia and China Telegraph Company, which built the La Perouse cable station in 1882 to connect Australia with the global telegraph network.Object No.99.92Physical descriptionButton, copper alloy with engraving in decorative style. The reverse has a metal loop and engraved wriing.Inscriptions & marks"E", "T" and "C" on obverse
"EASTERN TELEGRAPH Co LONDON" on reverseMaterialCopper AlloySourceLa Perouse MuseumAcquisition date1988Organisations (Detailed entries)La Perouse Museum (La Perouse, N.S.W.)ThemesScience and communication
