REPAIRING A FAULT IN THE CABLE BETWEEN WELLINGTON AND SYDNEY: SNAPSHOTS TAKEN ON THE RECENT TRIP OF H.M.C.S. IRIS. Left: Taking a sounding before commencing to grapple for the faulty cable. A depth of approximately 300 fathoms with a sand and clay bottom was encountered. Right: The ship s cutter recovering the buoy to which the Sydney end of the cable had previously been attached.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20152, 12 January 1929, Page 8
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65REPAIRING A FAULT IN THE CABLE BETWEEN WELLINGTON AND SYDNEY: SNAPSHOTS TAKEN ON THE RECENT TRIP OF H.M.C.S. IRIS. Left: Taking a sounding before commencing to grapple for the faulty cable. A depth of approximately 300 fathoms with a sand and clay bottom was encountered. Right: The ship s cutter recovering the buoy to which the Sydney end of the cable had previously been attached. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20152, 12 January 1929, Page 8
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