The Australian space stamps. Image courtesy
of Australia Post.
News
2nd October 2007
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Space Age with the launch of Sputnik 1 (4th October), Australia Post has released a series of six stamps.
Low-key launches for the stamps were held in the mainland Australian
capital cities. Here are some photos –
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The Australian space stamps. Image courtesy
of Australia Post.
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Jump to the section: Sydney Canberra Brisbane Perth Melbourne Adelaide
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Sydney Ron Hicks and Paul Mullen (both Honeysuckle Creek) were presented with a framed set of the stamps at the Powerhouse Museum. |
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Paul Mullen and Ron Hicks in the Space section of the Powerhouse Museum. Paul drove the Honeysuckle antenna for the Apollo 11 Moonwalk. Ron was at Honeysuckle Creek as a Computer Engineer / Programmer in the early days of Honeysuckle and helped support Apollo 8 at Christmas 1968. |
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Paul and Ron with Rochelle from Australia Post – in front of a model of a Russian Lunokhod unmanned lunar rover. |
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Kerrie Dougherty (Space Curator of the Powerhouse Museum) with Paul and Ron and Rochelle from Australia Post. |
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Ron Hicks with grandsons Xavier and Rainer. (photos: Colin Mackellar) |
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Canberra Mike Dinn, Hamish Lindsay and John Saxon represented retired space-trackers at the launch in Canberra – at Tidbinbilla. |
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Hamish Lindsay, Mike Dinn and John Saxon at Tidbinbilla
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Mike, Hamish and John with Tony from Australia Post and
Dr Miriam Baltuck, current CDSCC Director. |
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Hamish Lindsay inside the CDSCC Visitors Centre. |
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Brisbane Nevil Eyre (Cooby Creek, Honeysuckle Creek), Bruce Window (Island Lagoon Minitrack, Tidbinbilla, Parkes) and Keith Aldworth (Island Lagoon Minitrack, Tidbinbilla, Parkes) were at the Brisbane function – at the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium. |
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Keith outside the planetarium. |
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Nevil and Keith outside the planetarium. |
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The presentation is made to Keith, Nevil and Bruce. |
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Keith and Bruce – with ‘Neil Armstrong’
at left. |
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Keith, Bruce and Nevil. |
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Keith, Bruce and Nevil. |
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Keith, Nevil and Bruce. |
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Perth Paul Dench (Carnarvon) and Jack Duperouzel (Muchea) were at the Perth function – at the Perth Observatory. Photos: Jenny Duperouzel. |
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Paul and Jack with an Australia Post representative. Jack is holding his copy of Perth’s Sunday Times for January 28, 1962. |
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Jack and Paul with the framed stamps |
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Jack and Paul with the children involved in the presentation. |
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Jack and Paul. |
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Melbourne Robert Hardy Dey (Honeysuckle) was at the Melbourne function – at Melbourne’s ScienceWorks Planetarium. Photos: Stuart Osbourne. |
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Robert – with a stamp booklet and his collection of Apollo mission patches. |
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Robert with some of the school students involved in the presentation. |
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Robert is presented with the framed stamps by one of the students. |
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Adelaide John Mitchell (Island Lagoon and Honeysuckle)
and Photos: Australia Post. With thanks to Milton Turner. |
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Milton Turner (left) and John Mitchell – outside the Adelaide Town Hall – with three of the children who attended the launch. |
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John Mitchell and Milton Turner with [name to come - sorry] and one of the children who attended the launch. |