Tuesday 17th October 2017 - Be Part of History

Submitted: Thursday, Mar 31, 2016 at 18:48
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Good Evening fellow EO Members

Would you like to be part of a very important historical event on the 17th October 2017?

So you want to hear more?

Well I have contacts with a very small group of people and it is now time to share this very important event.

0n the 17th October 2017, it will be 100 years since the joining of the Rails just west of Ooldea on the Trans Continental Railway Line.

In the peak of World War I, teams working from the west and well as the east completed this very important link that joined the west and the east for the first time ever. Prior to the new railway, the only way to reach Western Australia from South Australia, was the long sea voyage, or across what can be describe as a goat track.

In 1967 to mark the 50th Anniversary, a small group of locals and officials carried out a special ceremony at the exact time the the two rails were joined.

What I can officially tell you is the there will be an unveiling of a new Memorial made of steel that will not rot away like the now pile of plywood now at the site.

There is still a lot of work to be undertaken, but in the meantime, keep this date free to be part of this special historical event.



Cheers



Stephen
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