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….News Bulletin… …THE… ….NEWS BULLETIN…. For information of ex-Radium Hill Community and families Official Organ of the Radium Hill Historical Association Inc. February 2021 CONTENTS Hello There, BIRTHS Hello there, Birthdays 1 Well, 2021 saw the sixtieth year They say that 40 is the old age of Our Achievements 2 since the closure of the Radium youth and that 60 is the youth of Hill uranium mine. A sad time for old age. Where do you fit in? the hundreds of people who lived Radium Hill Visits and 2 and worked there. What a year 1961 was at the Access Update A.I.M. Hospital, the last year that Miss Radium Hill 3 Many folk have been in touch this babies were born in Radium Hill past year from around the world, including; Closing down 4 with news, advice, and best wishes. Thanks to all of you. Kym Pudler, Atillio Scopel, Paul Glandore Reunion 2021 5 Bertocchi, Steven Westover, Pier R. H. School Fete photo 6 It has been a mixed year, Scalet, Brian Ford, Cynthia Wade, comprising the good and the not so Michael Clayton, Kathryn Lawrie, good. and Graham Paull. Townsite Layout map 6 Entry to our old town of Radium Hill and cemetery, via the “old Gee, how time flies. th track” through both Tikalina and Happy 60 birthday to you all. CONTACT NAMES Maldorky stations is still restricted. Kevin Kakoschke (President) Hopefully this state of affairs will Graham Paull, who at number 32A Mortimer Street, change in the not too distant 117, was the last babe born at the KURRALTA PARK future. A.I.M. Hospital before the Mine South Australia 5037 Phone (08)8293-2375 closed and Sheryl Carss was the The past support which we have first born in 1953, just after the June Kakoschke (Secretary) received from our many supporters Mine was opened. 32A Mortimer Street, has been greatly appreciated. Most of these babes are now KURRALTA PARK Grandparents would you believe. South Australia 5037 Phone (08)8293-2375 From your Committee, pleasant Email [email protected] reading, keep in touch via letter, Some of our friends have reached Website – www.radiumhill.org.au phone call, email, or guest book the ripe old age of 90 years or comment on our web site. more including; Margot Binkowski (Treasurer) 3A Ivy Street Modbury 5092 Phone (08)8263-3984 Best wishes to you and yours, Murray Stock, Norman Gilberthorpe, [both 95] Frank This newsletter design is in keeping with the original Kevin Kakoschke Laurison, Flo Mansfield, Edith style used in Radium Hill and was produced by June Kakoschke Feb. 2021. Babinskas, Jack Ballenger, Neil Gobbett. Printed Eureka Printing Marleston, SA The next Radio Activity News Bulletin will be published in February 2022 “leave nothing but footprints, take nothing but photographs” OBITUARIES Many thanks to Evan Lloyd, Brian Regina Leifheit and Geoff Tattersall for their Gilbert Sheehan continued involvement to resolve Hans Reppenhagen this matter. RADIUM HILL ACCESS LIST OF OUR ASSOCATIONS UPDATE ACHIEVEMENTS SINCE 1990 During 2020, representatives from Built the Radium Hill Heritage The Headframe at night all lit up like the Radium Hill Historical Museum, located in Peterborough, a giant Xmas tree. Association have continued to depict the birth, life, death and discussions regarding access to the legacies of Radium Hill, Town Radium Hill townsite and Australia’s first uranium mine. cemetery with key government 1. Constructed a BBQ shed. stakeholders including the Wrote the book “We Were Radium 2. Constructed a shower shed. Department of Energy and Mining Hill” and produced the 19 min. 3. Constructed a sheltered “Beer and Primary Industries SA. video “The Way We Were”. garden” area. Unfortunately, as a result of the Posted out a newsletter “The Radio 4. Erected 18 “then and Now” COVID 19 pandemic this Activity” to up to 460 former historic photographic plaques discussion process has slowed. residents, each year since 1990. around the former townsite. 5. Manufactured and installed 81 In terms of the parameters of Conducted three Radium Hill house number and family limited access, the RHHA strives occupiers, (man, wife and only to include former residents Reunions in Adelaide for those folk who couldn’t make it to the children) and the years that and associated families. It does not Radium Hill Reunions. they were resident at that support or promote open or public address in the townsite. access. 6. Reroofed two rooms in the The Association is negotiating Catholic Church ruins. limited access to the townsite and 7. Had the Townsite Heritage cemetery sites as per a defined and listed in 2017. developed access agreement. This 8. Conducted many Easter is where access is defined as Reunions since the first in limited to specific times, dates of 1991 when over 400 attended. the year. This proposed agreement 9. Conducted “Ghost Town Cabarets” at Easter each year. would define all parameters for Inside ‘The Radium Hill Heritage access to suit all key stakeholders Museum’ at Peterborough. 10. Built the AJ Smith memorial including pastoral leaseholders cairn in honour of the Tikalina and Maldorky. Mine discoverer of uranium at Radium Hill. At the January 2020 meeting with 1. Identified 49 different minerals 11. Built 4 long-drop dunnies in DEM and PIRSA, an offer was the camp area. presented to supply recent drone occurring in the mine area. 2. Identified 157 plant species 12. Rehabilitated 9 holes of the film of the Radium Hill site. This original 18 hole golfcourse film could be used for display occurring in the Radium Hill area. 13. Conducted an ongoing purposes at the Radium Hill noxious cactus grubbing Heritage Museum located within 3. Identified 132 bird species sighted in the Radium Hill area. campaign since 1990. the Steamtown Heritage Rail 14. Constructed BRIMK Crossing Centre, Peterborough. 4. Had the MINES DEPT. fence off a dangerous area near Whip and road repairs Representatives from the Radium shaft. Hill Historical Association look Cemetery forward to continue collaborative discussions with all stakeholders to 1. Identified the twelve original reach a suitable access outcome to graves in the cemetery, names, the Radium Hill site. DOB, DOD, age, cause of death, and home address of I would have liked to have been a P3 each for the SA Dept of fly on the wall. The stories they The feed in the paddocks just took Mines. told about the headmasters, off. 2. Made and installed names Humphreys, Raymond, Bonner, The sheep thought Xmas had come plaque for each grave. and other teachers, plus the antics early. 3. Refenced the cemetery of the wayward students, would The Cemetery trees at Radium Hill grounds. Designed, fabricated make your hair curl. received a new lease of life. and installed the cemetery entrance portal. DROUGHT TO RAIN Unfortunately, it was too late for 4. Built the cemetery monument What a year 2020 was. The the Sturts Desert Pea flowers. and installed a plaque of the drought lasted right up until original burials. September. 5. Planted 16 gum trees within The winds they blew, the dust that MISS RADIUM HILL the cemetery borders and flew, soon to settle from the skies, watered them 4 times a year. onto the roof tops where it showed. We have received a photo of a 6. Had the Cemetery Heritage Labour Day Parade in Broken Hill listed in 2017. Dam were all dry and the rain in 1958, where ‘Miss Radium Hill’ 7. Interred the ashes of 24 former water tanks were empty. The (Pam Morrison) was representing residents in the Cemetery, surrounding stations had destocked Radium Hill as a participant in the complete with name plaque. by about half. The lambs had been ‘Miss Australia Quest’ which 8. Conducted numerous ANZAC abandoned by their mothers. You Australia wide, raised money for commemoration services at see, animals can’t live just eating Spastic Associations throughout Easter each year in dirt. Most houses in the region had Australia; it was the Woodville remembrance of the 367 desalination plants even to supply Spastic Association. former residents who had drinking water. It was a year filled with many served in the armed forces of happy occasions and she was their country. But things changed in mid- supported by a most wonderful September and it rained, water committee at Radium Hill and on from the skies instead of dust. the day of the Broken Hill parade You beauty! they were there in full force to support her. Wia Werra had 56 mms and Pam remembers at the time she Tickalina had 65mms. received much applause and ‘wolf Radium Hill would have received whistles’ which today would a similar amount. horrify the feminists in our society. A crowd in the weed free Cemetery. But there were problems! The By the way she loved it! roads became impassable and the Fourteen ex-Radium Hill residents rain washed all the dust off the have registered their wish for their roofs into the rain water tanks, but ashes to be interred in the Cemetery as a result, the water in the tanks when their time comes. Hopefully was now muddy and unfit to drink. their desire will be carried out. So, to overcome the problem they still kept their desalination plants A big thank you to all those who running in order to get their clean have helped over the years. drinking water. Pam Morrison in The Miss Australia The countryside soon took on a ‘Youngsters’ Get Together Quest parade in Broken Hill. tinge of green. Janet Lindo (nee Pengilly) from In mid-October, the heaven’s SNIPETS NSW met up with Michael opened up again and poured about Phillips, Maria Drazil, and Desi 70mm of rain over the countryside Early Childhood Memories by Utting (nee Scholten) here in around Radium Hill and Adelaide for chat over coffee.
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