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1. Repaired and re-plagued the Arthur J Smith Monument.
2. Constructed, engraved and installed 69 House No., occupant, and site name plates in the Radium Hill town area.
3. Constructed the Ron Fettke Memorial BBQ on the old R.H.School grounds.
4. Designed, fabricated and erected a BBQ shelter shed.
5. Erected a shower shed complete with shower cubicle and water tank.
6. Procured and installed a Simpson No. 2 wood stove in the BBQ shelter shed.
7. Erected a Sarlon covered Hills hoist clothesline shade pergola.
8. Constructed a permanent long drop toilet facility.
9. Constructed 2 temporary multi station long drop toilets.
10. Conducted a long term Cacti eradication program (ongoing).
11. Conducted a long term ‘save the birds’ wild cat eradication program (ongoing).
12. Carried out a native bird identification survey at Radium Hill (89 varieties identified so far) and native plant identification program (112 varieties so far).
13. Re-built the "BRINMK School Crossing" causeway and roadway repairs.
14. Designed, constructed and installed sixteen (16) "Then & Now" historic interpretive photo panels for townsite area locations.

1. Located and identified cemetery graves.
2. Installed concrete borders around the graves.
3. Installed grave foot plinth and nameplates.
4. Repaired and painted grave surrounds.
5. Erected cemetery fence.
6. Painted cemetery fence (3 times)
7. Built the Radium Hill Pioneers Cemetery Cairn, and installed burial name plaques.
8. Fabricated and installed the “Jim Karagiannis” Memorial Gate.
9. Designed, fabricated and installed the Cemetery Memorial Plaque.
10. Designed, fabricated and installed the Cemetery Entrance Portal.
11. Planted trees in the cemetery grounds and installed a dripper irrigation system.
12. Installed wire netting and iron dropper rabbit proof tree enclosures.
13. Weed control of cemetery enclosure (ongoing).
14. Pest control of cemetery trees (ongoing).
15. Placed gravel pathways in the cemetery ground.
16. Watered trees in the cemetery grounds approx. 68 times.
17. Conducted a Year 2000 Anzac Day Dawn Commemorative Service.
18. Management agreement for future cemetery burials with P.I.R.S.A.
19. Interred the ashes and installed plaques of elleven (11) ex-Radium Hill residents.

1. Repaired and painted museum building at Tikalina Homestead.
2. Copied, standardised and captioned display photographs and Memorabilia (ongoing).
3. Catalogued Museum contents (ongoing).
4. Designed and constructed Museum display panels including “A footstep in the Sir Douglas Mawson Trail” and participated in the S.A. Migration Museum Forum ‘Our Past, Our Part’ exhibition.
5. Set out and mounted Museum displays. Designed / Mounted eleven (11) large interpretive theme panels.  
6. Registration of the Radium Hill Heritage Museum by the History Trust of S.A.
7. Restumped and rabbit proofed the Museum building and expanded the display area.
8. Wrote a two page Radium Hill overview information sheet for students and visitors to our Heritage Museum and the Radium Hill townsite area.
9. Researched and mounted commemorative panels identifying some of those who served (356) in the armed forces of their country and the awards that they received.
10. Conducted the official opening of the Radium Hill Heritage Museum, Easter 2006, as part of the Radium Hill Centenary re-union and celebrations in 2006.
11. Located, had transported back and are re-habilitating the old Radium Hill "Goal" at the Museum.

1. Acted as a focus for ex- Radium Hill residents and their families, regarding news and information. Developed our own website, www.radiumhill.org.au
2. Wrote a Constitution enabling us to become a legal entity officially registered as the ‘Radium Hill Historical Association Incorporated’
3. Organised and conducted 6 successful Radium Hill Reunions plus many 1950's concerts. Organised and conducted the Radium Hill Centenary Re-union at Radium Hill. 
4. Produced and mailed 24 editions of the Radium Hill "Radio Activity" News Bulletin to approx. 600 former Radium Hill residents.
5. Fund raising including, films evening, commemorative teaspoon, souvenir tea towels, garage sales, quiz nights, raffles, auctions, video, DVD and book sales.
6. Researched, wrote, compiled, published and sold 500 copies of the book titled ‘WE WERE RADIUM HILL’.
7. Produced and sold a Video of ‘Radium Hill’ a copy of which is in the State Archives. Produced a video and DVD ‘The Way We Were’ for the 2006 Centenary Re-union.
8. Constructed, painted, and installed Radium Hill areas signage.
9. Produced an amended Radium Hill town layout map, which has been used by approx. 1023 carloads of visitors to Radium Hill since 1996.
10. Rehabilitated the 9 hole golf course complete with score cards, cups, flags, sand scrapers and tees.
11. As a result of the 1997 Olary Floods, carried out extensive works to the Wia Wera Station Homestead.
12. Co-operated in the research conducted by the S.A. Health Commission surveying lung cancer rates amongst former Radium Hill uranium mine workers.
13. Carried out social work for ex Radium Hill residents and families.
14. Designed and made The Radium Hill Historical Assn. Flag.
15. Participated in two (2) exhibitions held in the S.A. Migration Museum Forum, Adelaide
16. Presented papers at the S.A History Trust, "History Conferences", and the Australasian Mining History Assn. conference, published an article titled, " Radium Hill, Bindi to Boom Town.
17. Participated in numerous interviews for the print radio and television media.

 Further information can be obtained from
Kevin Kakoschke, President, Radium Hill Historical Association

Revised 5 June 2008.