Maralinga, My Love

Maralinga, My Love PDF Author: Dorothy Johnston
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 282

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A novel of Australia in the 1950's and life in the Australian forces assisting the British in their atomic tests at Maralinga.

Maralinga, My Love

Maralinga, My Love PDF Author: Dorothy Johnston
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 282

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Book Description
A novel of Australia in the 1950's and life in the Australian forces assisting the British in their atomic tests at Maralinga.

The Lodeman

The Lodeman PDF Author: Dorothy Johnston
Publisher: For Pity Sake Publishing Pty Limited
ISBN: 9780645040104
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 334

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The fourth book in Dorothy Johnton's 'sea-change mystery' series set in the coastal town of Queenscliff on Victoria's Bellarine Peninsula.

One for the Master

One for the Master PDF Author: Dorothy Johnston
Publisher: Wakefield Press
ISBN: 9781862544086
Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 296

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When Helen Plathe sets out along the Barwon River path for her first day at Highlands woollen mill, she is following in the footsteps of her mother, her uncle, and her grandfather. Inside Highlands' tall black gates, Helen is initiated into an extraordinary world and discovers its secret history.

Atomic Thunder

Atomic Thunder PDF Author: Elizabeth Tynan
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1526727587
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 369

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An in-depth account of Great Britain’s atomic testing efforts in South Australia in the 1950s and ’60s, and its effects. British nuclear testing took place at Maralinga, South Australia, between 1956 and 1963, after Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies had handed over 3,200 square kilometres of open desert to the British Government, without informing his own people. The atomic weapons test series wreaked havoc on Indigenous communities and turned the land into a radioactive wasteland. How did it come to pass that a democracy such as Australia suddenly found itself hosting another country’s nuclear program? And why has it continued to be shrouded in mystery, even decades after the atomic thunder clouds stopped rolling across the South Australian test site? In this meticulously researched and shocking work, journalist and academic Elizabeth Tynan reveals the truth of what really happened at Maralinga and the devastating consequences of what took place there, not to mention the mess that was left behind. Praise for Atomic Thunder “Compulsive reading? Make that compulsory. This is a brilliant book.” —Philip Adams

The White Tower

The White Tower PDF Author: Dorothy Johnston
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312332495
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 252

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"While juggling her own baby daughter, Russian lover, a needy dog, and a plaguing ex-husband, Sandra races across the globe in pursuit of truth on behalf of a mother who wants to know how a game killed her son. And finds that the threads of truth and illusion can easily wind into a game of manipulation and deceit."--BOOK JACKET.

The Long Road To Maralinga

The Long Road To Maralinga PDF Author: Reg Simpson
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1291949186
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 100

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Book Description
An account of an Royal Air Force man's long journey to get to Maralinga, South Australia, and his experiences as a participant in the British Atomic Weapons Tests held there in the South Australian desert during 1956.

Through a Camel's Eye

Through a Camel's Eye PDF Author: Dorothy Johnston
Publisher: For Pity Sake Publishing
ISBN: 0994448538
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 246

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Described as a 'sea-change mystery' Through a Camel's Eye deftly juxtaposes the idyllic surroundings of a coastal Victorian town with the gravity of murder. ---- A young camel disappears from its trainer's paddock and the coat of a murdered woman is found abandoned in the sand dunes. These seemingly unrelated events are a far cry from the regular police duties of Constable Chris Blackie and his rookie recruit from Melbourne, Anthea Merritt, in the small Australian seaside town of Queenscliff. Little by little and with a burgeoning sense of menace, these two unlikely detectives carefully navigate the eclectic, often eccentric personalities of the town, as well as the disdain of law enforcement colleagues further afield, to uncover the unsettling truth.

Hiroshima and Here

Hiroshima and Here PDF Author: Monash University
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1498587607
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 245

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Book Description
This study provides a cultural history of Nuclear Age Australia. The author examines the country’s role as a weapons testing site, its ambition to join the postwar nuclear club of nations, the heated controversies surrounding uranium mining and nuclear power, and the rich complexity of Australian cultural response to the fact and possibility of atomic destruction.

Australia for Women

Australia for Women PDF Author: Susan Hawthorne
Publisher: Spinifex Press
ISBN: 9781875559275
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 450

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Book Description
Australia is a land full of opportunities, but where can you go to find the things that matter to women? This book is a guide to the land as well as the diverse culture of women. Women's culture in Australia goes back more than 40,000 years and is a rich mosaic of story, art and music. On the top of this has come the culture of the past 200 years: from the British convicts, from China, from the Pacific, from the newer waves of migration and from the women's movement. This is reflected in literature, theatre, the visual arts, music, circuses and dance. Rural and urban women describe the places they know and love, they also describe their histories and show something of what lies behind a first impression. Contributors featured include: Oodgeroo Noonuccal, Faith Bandler, Portia Robinson, Elizabeth Jolley, Sara Dowse, Janine Haines, Dale Spender, Ruby Langford Ginibi, Kate Llewellyn, and Finola Moorhead.

Republics of Letters

Republics of Letters PDF Author: Peter Kirkpatrick
Publisher: Sydney University Press
ISBN: 1743326033
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 323

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Book Description
Republics of Letters: Literary Communities in Australia is the first book to explore the notion of literary community or literary sociability in relation to Australian literature.