- 7 Feb 1871
- 1871. Feb 7. First met Rev: Mr Tyacke.
- 8 Feb 1871
- 8. Some notes about the newly installed Recorder.
- 10 Feb 1871
- 10. "Hawk" working on total break in Cable (Car Gib) -
- 13 Feb 1871
- 13. Letter from Higgins at Mauritius.
- 14 Feb 1871
- 14. A note that John Fulham married this week.
- 19 Feb 1871
- 19. Cable shifted into new building.
- 20 Feb 1871
- 20. "Indo" working to Bushire.
- 21 Feb 1871
- 21. New Cable to Spain mooted.
- 22 Feb 1871
- 22. New 7 wire cable laid between Holyhead & Dublin.
- 23 Feb 1871
- 23. Lord Sackville Cecil arrived with new Recorder.
- 25 Feb 1871
- 25. Steel arrived.
- 28 Feb 1871
- 28. Corner, Clarke, Blackwell & others at E's birthday party.
- 3 Mar 1871
- Mar 3. Smallpox very prevalent in London. Black flags flying in some streets.
- 5 Mar 1871
- 5. Experiments Thomson's Automatic & Wheatstone.
- 6 Mar 1871
- 6. Charlie at Station in quarters. Lord Cecil left Stn -
- 11 Mar 1871
- 11. Walter Oakley arrived.
- 13 Mar 1871
- 13. Went to Redruth for shrubs for front station.
- 18 Mar 1871
- 18. Moved into new station.
- 25 Mar 1871
- 25. Smallpox among Staff at Malta: Brayshaw and Gilhespie reported dying!
- 31 Mar 1871
- 31. Hassard arrived.
- 1 Apr 1871
- Apl 1. Boat Race (Cambridge won) expressed to Bombay in 9 minutes.
- 3 Apr 1871
- 3. To Boskenna with Blaydes.
- 6 Apr 1871
- 6. Maunsell arrived. Gt Northern (HKg-Shai) cable laid.
- 10 Apr 1871
- 10. Sandoe and Browne before magistrates at PZ & fined for disorderly conduct.
- 14 Apr 1871
- 14. L. and Charlie left for Bristol.
- 20 Apr 1871
- 20. Dutch clerk Hollmann bolted to Ldn with plans of a "Translator" scheme of Bulls to be patented. I went up by the same train, & saw Carpmaels about it. As they said Bull's presence essential I returned to PK and Bull went to Town.
- 24 Apr 1871
- 24. L. gone to Brimscombe.
- 28 Apr 1871
- 28. Steel dismissed. L. says all well at Bourne except Fred who is sadly broken up.
- 29 Apr 1871
- 29. Charlie returned.
- 4 May 1871
- May 4. Sir Wm Thomson landed form his yacht at PZ & proceeded by mail to Ldn.
- 5 May 1871
- 5. Bull writes that his "Translator" arrangement is covered by a clause in Thomson's Recorder specification!
