Deakin photos

Here is a selection of photos of Deakin (with more to come).

This photo shows the illuminated push buttons for various lines to the stations. Destinations and circuit numbers are written in pencil. Preserved by Joe Gormly. 2024 scan by Colin Mackellar.

This WRE photo of Joe Gormly was taken on 15 May 1967. In the high resolution detail below, the (now labelled) push buttons for the various circuits to the stations can be clearly seen. Preserved by Joe Gormly. 2024 scan by Colin Mackellar.

Detail from the photo above. Preserved by Joe Gormly. 2024 scan by Colin Mackellar.

Kevyn Westbrook is closest to camera in this 4th July 1967 photo. Joe Gormly notes that Kevyn would not normally be at that position, so this is likely a WRE publicity photo. Click for a 4MB high res scan. Preserved by Joe Gormly. 2024 scan by Colin Mackellar.

The Deakin Switch. No date. Large, Larger. Photo from the Lloyd Bott collection. Thanks to Ken Sheridan.

Kevyn Westbrook is seen standing on the right in this photo taken in the (mid to late?) 1970s. Large, Larger. Photo: Hamish Lindsay. Negative scan: Colin Mackellar.

Detail from the above photo. Photo: Hamish Lindsay. Negative scan: Colin Mackellar.

Here’s a colour transparency by Hamish Lindsay of the same scene, with a different team member (I believe, Don Macfarlane) at the desk. Slide scan: Colin Mackellar. Large, Larger (3.4MB).

Here’s a black and white photo of the above scene.. Photo and scan: Hamish Lindsay.

Deakin Telephone Exchange in the early 1980s. Note the Voyager 1 Jupiter encounter posters on the wall. These were published in 1980. Photos: Joe Gormly. Scan: Colin Mackellar.

Deakin Telephone Exchange in 2009 as seen from the left hand side. No longer used for NASA communications, Deakin Exchange still looks very much as it did during Apollo. Photo: Mike Dinn.