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Dispossesion: Black Australians and White
Invaders by Henry Reynolds ISBN: 0 04 370182 5 One only, used copy of the original 1989 edition: $10. Very good condition. |
Aboriginal and immigrant Australians have
shared this continent for over 200 years. Nineteenth century writers
were aware of the importance of the Aboriginal presence, but when the
colonists began writing their own history, the Aborigines were erased
from the account. Recently, this 'history' as been overturned as we
rediscover the role of Aborigines in Australia's past. |
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Beyond Belief: The
British Bomb Tests: Australia's Veterans Speak Out by Roger Cross & Avon Hudson ISBN: 1862546606 One new copy with slight shelf markings: $15 (RRP $27.95) Also available by Roger Cross: Fallout: Hedley Marston & the British Bomb Tests in Australia $7 |
In
Beyond Belief, Roger Cross and Avon Hudson give a long-ignored
voice to the veterans of the British atomic bomb tests conducted in
Australia during the 1950s and 1960s. Their chilling stories raise many
disturbing questions, both about what happened then, and the effects on
their lives in the decades that have passed. Successive British and Australian governments denied their understanding of the dangers of ionising radiation in the 1950s. But the government scientists employed to monitor the tests were given protective clothing. The servicemen were left unprotected, given radiation-measuring devices and exposed to a simulated theatre of nuclear war. They trusted their government and the appointed Safety Committee, only to be left with a tragic legacy for their children and grandchildren. |