The Shire of Chittering (population approx. 3,000) has erected a display
about local history.
It’s located next to a rotunda in John Glenn Park (bounded by Brand Highway and Steer, McKenzie and Archibald Streets) adjacent to the railway crossing.
Terry Kierans visted the area in late 2004 and sent these photos of the display.
Click each image for a larger version.
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The tracking station commemorated. (The tracking station in the photo, however, is not of Muchea, but is almost certainly Muchea’s sister station at Red Lake. |
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Muchea’s part in Project Mercury
and the flight of Freedom 7 is remembered.
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The rotunda and display.
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The rotunda and display.
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