Take a trip down memory lane next Sunday June 3rd and visit Nhill’s historic Aeradio Building between 1pm – 4pm.
Located on Propodollah Rd., it is the only surviving one of its type in Australia.
Nineteen Aeradio facilities were built across the nation in the late 1930s to help airline pilots plot their positions using radio signals, long before it became commonplace to use GPS.
Nhill Aviation Heritage Centre volunteers have restored the building and furnished it with similar equipment to that used at Nhill.
An operating ham radio has also been installed, and a wide range of photos tells the history of the complex.
The Nhill Apex Club used the building after it was decommissioned and a large array of the club’s memorabilia is also on display.
The Aeradio facility will continue to open to the public on the first Sunday of every month from 1-4pm.
Other times by appointment.
For more information, phone Rob on 0428 911 387 or Jenny on 0417 014 278.
This article appeared in the Nhill Free Press & Kaniva Times, 31 May 2023.
