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| Accession Number | P00131.036 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
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Period 1950-1959 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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NEAR ROUGH RANGE, WA. 1952 BRITISH ATOMIC TESTS ON THE MONTE BELLO ISLANDS, WA, IN OCTOBER 1952. ...
Description
NEAR ROUGH RANGE, WA. 1952 BRITISH ATOMIC TESTS ON THE MONTE BELLO ISLANDS, WA, IN OCTOBER 1952. A HILL ONE MILE WEST OF THE BILLABONG CAMP OF THE PRESS EXPEDITION FROM PERTH MONITORING THE ATOMIC TEST ACTIVITY ON THE MONTE BELLOS, WAS CHOSEN AS AN OBSERVATION POST. HERE NEWSMEN CARRY EQUIPMENT TO THE TOP OF THE 250 FOOT HILL. IT WAS CALLED "NICK'S NOB" AFTER PRESS EXPEDITION LEADER J.L. NICOLL AND AN APPROPRIATE SIGN WAS PUT UP.