AS Parkes celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing on the moon on the weekend, Orange man Ron Hall dug through his memorabilia for his piece of the feat.
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Mr Hall found a commemorative patch from the landing in 1969, which he believed came with the newspaper of the day, as well as a stamp.
He was working as a fireman at the time and was awed by the technology involved in reaching the moon.
"The technology wasn't around that we have today," he said.
Mr Hall has taken a keen interest in astronomy in the time since.
"I've got a telescope and I get my grandsons watching the moon," he said.
Apollo 11 reached the moon on July 21, 1969 - the Parkes Radio Telescope celebrated with free tours, telescopes on the lawn and entertainment.
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