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Welcome
to
Connecting the Continent
Introduction
| Special Dates | Centenary
of Federation
Aboriginal Connections
| Connecting the Kids | WebCams
Repeater
Station (Chat Room Archives and Forum)
Overland
Telegraph Stories |
The
Singing Wire
Click on an
icon above to listen to a track from THE
SINGING WIRE
by Ken Ferguson with Bloodwood
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Connecting
the Continent -
a live on-line event which was presented by the Centenary
of Federation South
Australia and Centenary of Federation Northern
Territory from
18 June to 1 July 2001.
This
website is the legacy of that event and provides a unique
snapshot of outback Australia.
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The live event
attracted 3.3 million hits from across Australia and around the
world and featured lots of exciting live on-line elements -
- webcam broadcasts
- an exciting school activity program
- competitions with cool prizes
- live streaming of the School of the
Air radio lessons
- more than seventy scheduled chats
and forums
Most of these
live activities have now closed - but don't go away!
There's still
lots to see, hear and do while you enjoy the romance of the outback
and the excitement of the information revolution
- explore more than 1,000 pages of fascinating information
- meet the wonderful people of the outback
- travel the virtual tourism trail
crossing Australia from south to north
- find out how Australians see themselves in 2001
- listen to colourful characters
talk about their communities
- listen to songs,
poems, bush
yarns and dreaming stories
- join an Aboriginal community
singing around the campfire
- email an original
telegram to family and friends
- enter Connecting the Kids to
take on puzzles
- plan your next visit to the heart and soul of Australia
CLICK on a map
below to view a FULL SIZE VERSION
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