Ooldea: the meeting place

Discover Ooldea’s history as a meeting place for First Nations people for generations and where the Trans-Australian Railway tracks met.

Date and time

Tuesday, October 22 · 12 - 1pm ACDT

Location

National Archives of Australia

North Terrace Adelaide, SA 5000 Australia

About this event

Event lasts 1 hour

Ooldea has been a significant meeting place for First Nations people for generations and is where the east and west tracks of the Trans-Australian Railway met on 17 October 1917.

Join us as we welcome historian Tom Gara as he delves into the history of Ooldea.

You’ll learn about the work of amateur anthropologist Daisy Bates and the United Aborigines Mission to the impact the arrival of the Commonwealth Railways had on First Nations people.

After the talk, visit our latest exhibition Camel Trains to Steel Wheels: Life on the Trans-Australian Railway on display at State Library of South Australia until 26 January 2025.

NAA: B3115, 406 [A]

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