Island Lagoon
Photos by William Schoene, who worked at Island Lagoon Minitrack in 1964.
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Island Lagoon entrance sign. |
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Island Lagoon from a passenger flight out of Woomera. The road is the access road in to the site. DSS-41 is out of frame to the lower left. The edge of the Minitrack field is hidden by the wing. (See a simulated view with help from Google Earth.) |
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Aerial view of Island Lagoon from about 6,000 feet (1800m). |
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Here’s a labelled photo. |
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DSS-41. |
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The 85 foot dish of DSS41. This is after the S-band upgrade. |
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Rear of the dish. |
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The Minitrack site from the North East. |
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The Donga. |
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Island Lagoon on a clear day. (From the road to Minitrack?) |
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Kangaroos! |
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Water in Island Lagoon. |
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Island Lagoon salt lake. |
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Pointed Hill. |
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Salt lake horizon. |
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Flies on Householder. (R. D. Householder, GSFC Minitrack.) |
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Protection against flies, out on the salt pan. |
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Livingstone Daisies and a Pricky Pear (both species introduced to Australia) flourishing due to a dripping water tap. |
Woomera
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Woomera Gatehouse. |
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Woomera village. |
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Bill’s BSA Bantam. |
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Holden, built by General Motors Holden. |
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Woomera War Memorial. |
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Jindivik target drone on display in Woomera. |
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Bloodhound surface-to-air missile on display in Woomera. |
Other sights in the area
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Lake Hart. |
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Site of Aboriginal carvings. |
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Carvings. |
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Carvings outlined with chalk. |
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Carvings outlined with chalk. |
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Arcoona sheep station. |
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Sheep on Arcoona sheep station. |
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Welcome to Andamooka. |
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Andamooka housing. |
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Opal mines on the ridge. |
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More kangaroos. |
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Flying into Adelaide. |
Transparencies and scans with thanks to William Schoene.
Photo restoration / colour-correction by Colin Mackellar.