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Oct 11, 2026

WW1: Unusual Tales from The Great War.

WW1: Unusual Tales from The Great War.

9. The German Pacific Islands

Oct 11 · 1 Mention

Andy StewartHOST
5:46
The German administration built roads, schools, a hospital, and a clean water plant.
Andy StewartHOST
5:53
They also built the narrow gauge Telefunken Railroad that ran from Apia, the main port town- to the top of Mount Vaea to transport materials for the construction of the hundred and twenty metre tall wireless station and mast.
Andy StewartHOST
6:10
It was opened on the 1st of August 1914.
Andy StewartHOST
6:15
The German colonial governor's residence was in the house previously lived in by the Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson, most famous for the books Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

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