Here’s a slideshow of photos of the opening of Honeysuckle Creek Tracking Station on 17th March 1967.

The station was officially opened by Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt.

Photos by Hamish Lindsay, Bruce Withey, Martin Geasley (scanned by Bec Bigg-Wither), Ron Hicks, Danny Twomey, John Saxon, The Australian News and Information Service, Australian Department of Supply, Walkabout Magazine, Goddard News.

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Invited guests are dwarfed by the 85 foot Honeysuckle antenna at the official opening, 17th March 1967.

Photo: Bruce Withey.