Cable...

………………….Bay
 

Rotokura / Cable Bay is a bay and small settlement 18 kilometres north-east of Nelson, NZ


Why this name?
- The name Cable Bay arose from New Zealand's first overseas cable link, to Australia, which was opened on 21 February 1876. 

- The international telegraph cable established a connection with the worldwide telegraph network via Sydney.
- The cable came ashore into a timber building, continuing through a cedar-topped cable, a stone-cemented passage and underground to the cable house. 
- From the cable station, messages were sent to Nelson via telegraph wire.
- This new service meant communications to Europe only took four days instead of up to six months for letters. 
- With a population of about 30, the cable station was a self-contained village.
- The company's offices and sleeping quarters burned down in 1914. 
- The cable station remained in operation until 1917, when the cable was shifted to Titahi Bay near Wellington due to the increasing economic importance of the North Island.
- The place name changed to Cable Bay in 1926.


 Take a look at this link for more detailed history 



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