In 1963 Australia was connected to the world by phone, with the completion of COMPAC, the undersea Commonwealth Pacific Cable system, connecting Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Hawaii. The basic weekly wage for an adult male in Melbourne was £14/7s; to make a three minute call to family back in England cost £3/15s. It may have been expensive but thanks to the new coaxial cable link, it was fast.
In 1963 Australia was connected to the world by phone, with the completion of COMPAC, the undersea Commonwealth Pacific Cable system, connecting Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Hawaii. The basic weekly wage for an adult male in Melbourne was £14/7s; to make a three minute call to family back in England cost £3/15s. It may have been expensive but thanks to the new coaxial cable link, it was fast.