Childhood correspondence with Neil Armstrong unearthed

Sally Gall
Updated July 23 2019 - 9:43pm, first published July 22 2019 - 11:30pm
Alan MacDonald, Charleville with the framed letter he received from Neil Armstrong.
Alan MacDonald, Charleville with the framed letter he received from Neil Armstrong.

Memories of a starstruck six-year-old and a couple crying at the sight of a star - these were just two of the magic moments that were relived in Charleville on the weekend when the Cosmos Centre commemorated the 50th anniversary of the moon landing.

Sally Gall

Sally Gall

Senior journalist - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.

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