Maralinga nuclear test site used to house thousands of people, now there’s just three
Maralinga nuclear test site used to house thousands of people, now there’s just three, ABC North and West SA , By Gary-Jon Lysaght and Samantha Jonscher
Between 1956 and 1963, when the British government tested nuclear weapons in outback South Australia, Maralinga was home to thousands of soldiers and scientists.
The land was taken from its traditional owners, the Maralinga Tjarutja, before an official hand back in 2009.
Now, Oak Valley to the north is the largest Aboriginal community on the Maralinga Tjarutja lands.
But the former military test site itself is home to three people — two caretakers and a tour guide…….https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-19/maralinga-living-and-working-at-nuclear-test-range/11603496
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