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Cable Office 1914
1914
North Sydney, NS Canada

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When the Western Union's first office proved inadequate, a new two-story building was erected on Court Street in December of 1914, at a cost of $80,000.

The building is situated one kilometre from the town's main street. At the time, modern compact equipment installed at the North Sydney cable office had an estimated value of over one million dollars. The machinery in this building was kept in top working order.

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Contactor Frank Redding and staff who constructed the cable office.
1912
North Sydney, NS Canada

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Contractor Frank Redding with staff of the cable office in North Sydney, Nova Scotia surveying some of the material to be used in the construction of the new cable office on Court Street.

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Construction of the roof of the cable office.
1913
North Sydney, NS Canada

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Building of the cable office.
1913
North Sydney, NS Canada

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Map of Court Street showing the location of the cable office.
1913
North Sydney, NS Canada

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Looking down Blower Street from where the new cable office is to be located.
1912
North Sydney, NS Canada

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Looking down Blower's St., North Sydney, Nova Scotia, the lot where the new cable office is to be built.

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Port Hasting cable hut and pole line to North Sydney NS.
1914
Port Hasting NS

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There were nine cables operating from the North Sydney, Nova Scotia and Western Union Cable Office. Over these cables a total of 30,000 messages a day were received and relayed to and from the farthest points of the universe. So even though Western Union had approximately 25,000 stations scattered across the globe, its North Sydney office was considered one of its most important and busiest.

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Fuse panel used in the cable office.
1914
North Sydney, NS Canada

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Operator room showing creed table for receiving tape messages.
1914
North Sydney, NS Canada

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Work at relay station at the cable office.
1914
North Sydney, NS Canada