Source: NSW Government
Published Date: July 2, 2026
The Moree Rocket is a distinctive playground rocket representative of the many installed in playgrounds across NSW at the height of space fever in the 1960s and 1970s. Rockets like this are an important and beloved symbol of Australian childhood.
The Moree Rocket was installed at Kirkby Park in 1972 and recognises how space exploration had permeated the town’s culture in the early 1970s while also acknowledging Moree’s role with the Overseas Telecommunications Commission (now Telstra).
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