1971 events in Darwin Ding (Centenary of Java-Darwin Cable)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThere is more about the sesqui-centenary in the September 2022 Newsletter, but that’s not published as yet. Stay tuned…<\/p>\n
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