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- Title
- COMPAC SUBMARINE CABLE LAYING - NEW ZEALAND SECTION
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- Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision
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- Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision
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The Commonwealth Pacific cable (ComPac cable) was an undersea telephone cable system connecting Canada with New Zealand and Australia. The Auckland to Sydney section shore ends were laid first in April 1962 and the cable ran across the Auckland isthmus from Muriwai beach to Takapuna beach. The cable itself spanned 11,000 miles and had 80 two wa... Producer: The New Zealand Post Office
- Format
- Video
- Date created
- 1961
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- In-House
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