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The All Red Line was a system of electrical telegraphs that linked much of the British Empire. It was inaugurated on 31 October 1902. The informal name derives from the common practice of colouring the territory of the British Empire red or pink on political maps.
Aug 19, 2014 · The origins and early history of the “All-Red Line”. The “All-Red Line” was operated through a mixture of public and private enterprise with the Eastern Telegraph Company (ETC) operating many of the telegraph cables in Asia, Africa, and beyond.
The British Empire’s worldwide undersea cable telegraph system, known as the All-Red Line, was laid with vulnerabilities to attack from great power adversaries in mind.
Jul 15, 2021 · In 1902 the “All Red Line” route was completed with the final stages of constuction of the trans-Pacific route and connected all parts of the British empire. This telegraph network consisted of a series of cable links across the Pacific Ocean, connecting New Zealand and Australia with Vancouver and through the Trans-Canada and Atlantic ...
On 31 October 1902, the British “All-Red Line” global undersea telegraph cable was inaugurated following the completion of the Pacific segment from Bamfield, Canada to a relay station at Fanning Island earlier in 1902.
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The Fanning Island station formed key part of Pacific segment of “All-Red Line” and was the site for Eastern Telegraph Company's central Pacific telegraph cable relay station. In 1902, the Eastern Telegraph Company began construction of their Pacific Line which connected Bamfield, Vancouver Island with Fanning Island 3,300 miles away.
The All Red Line was a system of electrical telegraphs that linked much of the British Empire. It was inaugurated on 31 October 1902. The informal name derives from the common practice of colouring the territory of the British Empire red or pink on political maps.
