Proofs Aug - Sept 1966

Honeysuckle Creek, August or September 1966

These photos are enlargements from a sheet of contact prints of colour negatives of Honeysuckle Creek. Unknown photographer.

The wattle in flower (see the right hand side of photo 2-2) suggests they were taken in August or September (1966).

The contact sheet has been marked up for use in a publication. It was preserved by Milton Turner, Honeysuckle’s Admin Officer from 1970.

Even though only contact prints, the images preserved a fair amount of detail.

Photos via Milton Turner. Scan and image repair (where undertaken) by Colin Mackellar, 2018.

The sheet of contact prints, taken August or September 1966.

Photo via Milton Turner. Scan by Colin Mackellar.

Photo 1-1. The Operations Building with the antenna at stow. The Acquisition Aid has not yet been installed at the apex of the quadripod, and the microwave link tower is not yet present at the right of the ops building.

Photo 1-2. The 85 foot (26 metre) antenna, and the cable run connecting it to the Operations Building.

This photo is taken from a spot adjacent to the Ops Building.

Photo 1-3. The 85 foot (26 metre) antenna, and the Operations Building. The Australian and U.S. flags are flying for this photo.

Photo via Milton Turner. Scan by Colin Mackellar.

Photo 2-1. The 85 foot (26 metre) antenna.

Photo 2-2. The 85 foot (26 metre) antenna.

Photo 2-3. The Operations Building and car park – with the main steps and door visible above the blue Ford Falcon. The earthworks for the water tank can just be seen on the hill at far left.

Photo 3-2. The Honeysuckle Creek site as seen from the water tank. (The red mark-ups have been removed from this photo.)

Photo 4-1. The Honeysuckle Creek site as seen from the water tank. (The red mark-ups have been removed from this photo.)

Photo 4-2. The Honeysuckle Creek site as seen from the water tank.