Record

RefNoRHB/4/1/2/7
Previous numbersD.16
LevelFile
TitlePhotographs relating to promotion of the Narrabri Stellar Intensity Interferometer (NSII)
Date20th century
DescriptionTwo monochrome photographs and one colour transfer.

Photograph 1 shows Hanbury Brown during an interview with P Pockley, with the reflectors in the background.

Photograph 2 shows a wall display that illustrates what the stellar interferometer can do.

The transfer displays one of the reflectors and other symbols.

Communication from Prof. John Davis, 9 March 2007:
'[The transfer] was done by the town of Narrabri - presumably the local council had something to do with it. It was obviously done to promote the town as it shows the three major farming activities in the region - wheat, sheep and cotton. In the '60s the town was very proud of the fact that the Intensity Interferometer had been located locally and that explains the dominant image of a reflector. In the background is a representation of the local mountains - the Nandewar Range whose highest peak is Mount Kaputar (5000 feet).'
Extent1 folder, 2 photographs, 1 colour transfer.
FormatPhotograph
AccessStatusOpen
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