Aerial views of Honeysuckle Creek


 Several aerial photographs of Honeysuckle Creek were taken during and after construction.

Here are the ones we’ve seen so far –

 

Late May 1966

These aerial views of the Honeysuckle Creek site give an idea of how much was cleared to construct the station.

Undated, but comparison with this footage (taken 30 May 1966) shows it must be the last few days of May 1966.


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Unknown photographer. This is the same photo used in the advertisement for T. H. O’Connor on this page.

Negative preserved by Hamish Lindsay, scan by Colin Mackellar.

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Here is a labelled version of the above photo.


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Aerial view of the Honeysuckle Creek site, late May 1966.

From the Tidbinbilla archives. Scan by Glen Nagle.

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Aerial view of the Honeysuckle Creek site, late May 1966.

From the collection of Roger Kirchner, T. H. O’Connor. Image L81737. Scan by Geoff Seymour.

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Ther same photo, late May 1966.

From the Tidbinbilla archives. Image L81737. Scan by Glen Nagle.

Late 1966

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Aerial view of the Honeysuckle Creek site, late 1966.
The microwave link tower has not yet been erected.

From the Tidbinbilla archives. Image LE-59688. Scan by Glen Nagle.

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Aerial view of the Honeysuckle Creek site, the same day, late 1966.

From the Tidbinbilla archives. Image LE-59687. Scan by Glen Nagle.

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Aerial view of the Honeysuckle Creek site, the same day, late 1966.

From the Tidbinbilla archives. Image LE-59715. Scan by Glen Nagle.

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Aerial view of the Honeysuckle Creek site, late 1966. This and the photo below may have been taken the same day as the three immediately above.

Preserved by Hamish Lindsay. Image LE-59722. Scan by Colin Mackellar.

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Aerial view, the same day, late 1966.

Tidbinbilla archives. Image LE-59729. Scan by Glen Nagle.