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| Accession Number | P00131.001 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Date made | October 1952 |
| Conflict |
Period 1950-1959 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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BRITISH ATOMIC BOMB TESTS ON MONTE BELLO ISLANDS, WA, OCTOBER 1952. A MAP OF AUSTRALIA SHOWING ...
Description
BRITISH ATOMIC BOMB TESTS ON MONTE BELLO ISLANDS, WA, OCTOBER 1952. A MAP OF AUSTRALIA SHOWING THE MONTE BELLO ISLANDS AND ROWLEY SHOALS IN RELATION TO WOOMERA ROCKET RANGE. AT ONE TIME IT WAS CONSIDERED LIKELY THAT ROCKETS WITH ATOMIC WARHEADS WOULD BE FIRED FROM WOOMERA TOWARDS THE MONTE BELLOS. BOTH THE MONTE BELLOS AND ROWLEY SHOALS WERE DECLARED A PROHIBITED AREA BY THE COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT. NO ONE WAS ALLOWED TO APPROACH THE AREAS WITHOUT OFFICIAL PERMISSION AND AIRCRAFT WERE NOT PERMITTED TO FLY NEAR THEM.