Scott Hendry stands outside the deserted Honeysuckle Ops building.

The inset – a photo taken by Bill Wood in October 1980 – shows what is missing – the antenna! Also gone are the microwave tower providing the link to Tidbinbilla, the US and Australian flags – and the people of Honeysuckle Creek.

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The Honeysuckle Ops building from the antenna pad.

The flags and the microwave tower have gone.

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The antenna pad.

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Scott at the servo console – with no antenna to control. This was one of the few pieces of equipment left. It was later removed.

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However the rest of the Ops area was almost empty.

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On the blackboard in the Conference Room in the operations level in the middle of the building, someone had left this chalk drawing.

It’s been suggested it might be the work of Laurie Turner. Does anyone know?

(L J Hooker Pty Ltd is an Australian real estate agent.)

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