AUSTRALIAN ROAD TRIP Part 5 : Melbourne to Perth : Historic Terowie Railway Station: South Australia

On this road trip, we relocate a motorhome from Melbourne, Victoria, to Perth, Western Australia. We have 8 days and will stop at places of interest, get the drone up as much as possible, and do so as permitted. Terowie railway station was first founded as a private venture by John A Mitchell, who built a public house on the main road near the Inkermann Mine. The Railway Station was opened in 1880 when the line to Adelaide was completed. The Trans-Australian Railway opened in 1917, and business escalated until its closure in 1937 when the Adelaide to Redhill line was extended to Port Pirie. With the opening of the Leigh Creek Coalfield in the 1940s, the volume of freight transhipped increased again. This ceased with the opening of the Stirling North to Marree line on 27 July 1957. As part of the conversion of the Port Augusta to Broken Hill line to standard gauge, the line north of Terowie to Peterborough was converted to broad gauge on 12 January 1970, thus making Peterborough the break of gauge point. The station closed for regular passenger use on 13 December 1986. The last passenger train, a Steamrail Victoria tour using Victorian locomotive R761 used the station on 6 June 1987. The line through Terowie was taken up in 1992/93. In March 20th 1942, while changing trains in Terowie, United States General Douglas MacArthur was interviewed by two journalists from the Adelaide Advertiser newspaper regarding the Battle of the Philippines. He said: "The President of the United States ordered me to break through the Japanese lines and proceed from Corregidor to Australia for the purpose, as I understand it, of organising an American offensive against Japan, the primary purpose of which is the relief of the Philippines. I came through, and I shall return". The following morning, the Advertiser printed the interview with MacArthur under the headline: "I Shall Return.” MacArthur used the phrase repeatedly in his press releases until his return to Manila in February 1945. The event is commemorated by a plaque on the platform (which misquotes his remark). Visitors can view the granite monument and brass plaque commemorating the spot where the iconic vow was made, located on the western platform of the now-disused Terowie Railway Station. During World War II, Terowie was a major logistical hub because of its "break of gauge" railway, meaning all passengers and freight had to switch trains there. The Historical Impact: MacArthur's "I shall return" promise became a massive rallying cry for Allied forces and the people of the Philippines throughout the rest of the war. Credit and References: State Library – South Australia https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/re... Picyul https://picryl.com/topics/terowie+rai... Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terowie... Motorhome Relocations: https://www.imoova.com/en/relocations... Maui Motorhome Rentals / Sales: https://www.maui-rentals.com/australi... _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ We welcome your comments. If you enjoyed the content, please click the 'thumbs up' or 'like' button and subscribe. Subscribing is completely free and supports our channel. We aim to keep this channel family-friendly and suitable for children as much as possible, but we also encourage viewers to share positive feedback or constructive criticism. Suggestions or ideas for new drone locations, places to visit, or topics to research, such as historical subjects, are warmly welcomed in the comments—even for promoting a business or location! If you need an aerial video for your business or location, we are happy to give it a try. We are a non-profit and do this as a hobby we enjoy. Please send any inappropriate comments, offensive language, or links to your own content to our email address to prevent others from seeing them and to avoid having to delete them from the channel. The same applies to political, religious, discriminatory, or racial remarks. Urban Aerial Explorer can be contacted via email, c/o Ludwig or his son Alexander, at email : [email protected]. Facebook -   / urbanaerialexplorer   Postal address: 2-18 Davisons Place, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia.