Maralinga returned to traditional owners

Will the people who use the caravan park be entitled to sue for radiation poisoning?

Mother



Do you think they will drop the bomb???????

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I spent almost three years at Maralinga in the late 50's and early 60's as a young soldier and liken it to the Voyager disaster. The government doesn't want to know about it and as for accepting responsibility if the evidence wasn't there they would deny it ever happened.
The longer the government stall the fewer of us veterans there are to contend with, of all the blokes I served with at that time I'm one of the few survivors.

Rob

I have been told that they intend to close off the area to access by all travellers following this handback. I hope its not true as there is a lot of recent history out there, that I for one and itching to see.

Hi Richard
Firstly Seasons Greeting to you and your family and all the best for 2010.

Yes it has made the news over here in SA, with one very positive outcome for the area, in the fact they claim the Maralinga Tjarutja Council want to open the area up for tourism.

As for the veterans, it is a typical Government Cover up, always in denial. When will our Governments face the facts, that our armed forces do a job asked by the Government, then when something goes wrong, the Government try to wash their hands of what has happened and try to put the blame on someone else, and not the Government.

Just a very short story of when my wives cousin was in the army as a Helicopter Pilot. We may all remember a good number of years ago when the two army Blackhawk Helicopter crashed on a night training exercises with the SAS, resulting in the deaths of many of Australia's elite men. In the short, one very high army officer had to put his head on the chopping block and take the blame. My cousin said that he was not able to comment, but was a case of the officer being a first rate officer, was not at blame, but for the sake of the Government, had to take the rap. Another case of jumping for cover and more lives lost and just another story that the Government try to deny.


All the Best

Stephen

Image Could Not Be FoundDon't forget the Brits also tested at the Monte Bello Islands off Nth. W.A. coast
Ten years after the last Bang up there on the Monte Bello's, I was a young sailor in the R.A.N. and the ship I was on was sent up there to check on radation levels. We were there for a week and no protective precautions of any kind were used, or suggested. I remember the fishing was great. We did not have a clue as to any possible health implications. No O H & S back then. Could you imagine that scenario nowadays.
When we got back to Fremantle, this was on the front page of the Perth paper.
I don't know if any ill affects have subsequently afflicted any of that crew, but I am hanging on to that clipping, and hope it never needs to be used for anything other than showing future generations of my family.

Let me take this opportunity to wish all members and visitors a great Xmas, and a healthy 2010 with much ExplorOz'ing of our wonderful country.

Fred.

recently spoke to some people who have worked out there with the traditional owners and they are keen to open the lands to travellers. they see it as a way to provide employment for their people and have a sustainable future.

Richard


Thank you for posting this information.

I spent years over the far west coast of SA and had a lot to do with the Yalata Community.

I was there when they originally got the Maralinga Tjarutja lands back but without the two test sites at Maralinga and Emu Junction which were still contaminated.

What a lot of Australia is not aware of is the effects the bomb tests had, including children being born deformed.



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