23-Jul-2020 Theme: 'Lines'

(1) Who surveyed the 19th century line on South Australian maps which marked the limit of reliable annual rainfall?

Answer: George Goyder.

(2) What line, drawn up by a famous English evolutionary theorist, marks the division between the fauna of South East Asia and the fauna of Australia?

Answer: The Wallace Line.

(3) What quintessentially Australian lines were popularised by author Bruce Chatwin in his ground-breaking 1987 book?

Answer: Songlines

(4) What line did Charles Todd complete in 1872?

Answer: The Overland Telegraph Line (from Port Augusta to Darwin).

(5) What organisation, founded by former Australian park ranger Sean Willmore, aims to protect and support park rangers around the world?

Answer: The Thin Green Line Foundation.

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