July 21, 1999
(Tourism, Culture and Recreation)

Getting the Message Across
Celebrating 133 Years of Transatlantic Cable Communications at Heart's Content Cable Station Provincial Historic Site, Tuesday, July 27

When the first successful Transatlantic Cable landed at Heart's Content on July 27, 1866, international communications were revolutionized. For the first time in history, information could be quickly sent across the Atlantic.

EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 27 INCLUDE:

• At 2:00 p.m., Barbara Barrett will read from her great uncle's unpublished letters, The Life and Times of Samuel Scott Bailey, the first known Newfoundlander to work for the New York, Newfoundland and London Telegraph Company.

• Claude Hobbs, the station's last assistant superintendent, will present a talk entitled A Brief History of the Heart's Content Cable Station.

• Author Donald Tarrant will launch his new publication Atlantic Sentinel, a description of Newfoundland's role in Transatlantic communications.

The site also has permanent exhibits and models of the famous cable-laying ship, the Great Eastern. Tours are offered daily. Musical entertainment and refreshments will be available all day July 27.

OPERATING SCHEDULE
Open daily from June 19 to October 1, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

ADMISSION
Free admission on July 27, 1999. Regularly $2.50. Group rates available. Always free for children 12 years and under.

For more information, call Bob Balsam, (709) 583-2160.

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