Photos from John Fletcher




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Jeff Chandler. Photo: John Fletcher.


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Dave Stanbury at Ops console. Photo: John Fletcher.


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John Fletcher acting as tour guide. He’s pointing to the Acquisition Aid Antennas next to the Telemetry & Control Building on a map of the station.

Photo: John Fletcher.


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Acquisition Aid with Telemetry receivers. John explains the equipment to the tour party. Note the copy of Electronics Australia magazine in the left foreground.

Photo: John Fletcher.


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Computer Room. Photo: John Fletcher.


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VHF receivers and Tape Recorders (?). Photo: John Fletcher.


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USB receivers – Geoff Broom, Frank Vinton and ?? (possibly Mike Bartlett or Bob Hocking). Photo: John Fletcher.


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Acquisition Aid Antennae and AWA van.

Photo: John Fletcher.


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First configuration of the control room
Left to right: John Riolfo (?), Monte Sala and Mike Harrison.

Scan by John Fletcher of a photo from a publication.
Note the portrait of US President Lyndon Johnson (by Arnold Newman) on the wall.


With thanks to John Fletcher and also to Paul Dench for help with ID.
With the exception of the bottom photo, these probably date from 1969.