Notes: Presumably made by Blue Mountains Council in Katoomba for tourism promotion. Council had an active publicity officer in the 1960s and 70s.
The views of the Three Sisters on the left and Grose Valley on the right are geographically accurate. The three holes in the centre line show where it has been attached to a post.
Road distance to Darwin is 2,405 miles and Perth is 2,386 miles according to Google. Current distances may have differed from those in the 1960s.
How it got to Barrow Creek in 1967, see provenance below, is a mystery.
Format: metal painted sign, 2 ft x 1 ft (61 cm x 30.5 cm)
Date Range: prior to 1967
Location: located to the presumed place of manufacture, Katoomba, until a better location is discovered.
Licensing: Attribution, share alike, creative commons.
Repository: Blue Mountains City Library
bmcc.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/default/
Part of: Local Studies Collection - in the pool room
Provenance: picked up on the roadside at Barrow Creek in 1967, taken to Cairns and hung in a shed for 50 years until sent to Blue Mountains Council in May 2017.
Links:
www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/distances.html?n=3349
