10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WOOMERA»
Discover the use of
woomera in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
woomera and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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From White Australia to
Woomera: The Story of Australian ...
Immigration specialist James Jupp surveys changes in immigration policy since 1972.
2
Desert Sorrow: Asylum Seekers at
Woomera
Australia has in recent years implemented harsh measures on refugees and asylum seekers. This book gives an extraordinary and important insight into the secret daily life behind the wire of detention centres.
What's she worried about? It's only a bomb. When the army assigns Anthony's father to work on the top secret atomic testing project in outback South Australia, the family relocates from Townsville to Woomera.
The RAAF Woomera Test Range (previously known as the Woomera Test Facility, the Woomera Rocket Range, and the Long Range Weapons Establishment, Woomera) is a weapons testing range operated by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Aerospace ...
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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Urban Nation: Australia's Planning Heritage
Also with military origins, one of the most unusual planned towns is Woomera.
Woomera Village was developed from 1946 to service the Joint UK–Australian
Long Range Weapons Project, an archetypal Cold War venture for ...
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Green Fields, Brown Fields, New Fields: Proceedings of the ...
Home. on. the. Range: The. Planning. and. Development. of. Woomera. Village,.
1947-2009. Christine Garnaut*, Robert Freestone** and Iris Iwanicki§ *School of
Art, Architecture and Design, University of South Australia ...
David Nichols, Anna Hurlimann, Clare Mouat, 2010
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Europe's Space Programme: To Ariane and Beyond
Britain was able to contribute substantial resources to ELDO: its Blue Streak
rocket, its launch base in Woomera, Australia, up to 38% of the budget and
ground facilities in Britain and Australia. Britain was also in the forefront of radio
astronomy ...
8
Refugees and State Crime
By the time the series on Woomera in The Australian was published, deviancy
narratives were embedded. The whirl of devi- ancy and punitive responses to
refugees was like a magnetic force that equally repelled talk of rights and
humanity.
Given the vast nothingness that surrounded Woomera, and the howling desert
wind that blew through it, and its state of dilapidation and dismantlement, you
didn't expect to see sleek black G.I.s with glossy moustaches and hats tilted
rakishly ...
statement which carried particular weight as each was a Howard government
appointee. The subject of their statement was the Woomera Immigration
Reception and Processing Centre, and they remarked as follows: 'HREOC
officers reported ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WOOMERA»
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woomera is used in the context of the following news items.
Miners line up to explore in Woomera area
Defence remains the primary user of the Woomera area, mostly for military testing and evaluation, but explorers can now get access through a permit scheme. «SBS, Aug 15»
Riches Buried Below Rocket Range Draw Miners Seeking $27 Billion
The Woomera Prohibited Area, a remote stretch of the outback that's larger than the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, has been bombed, blasted and even nuked after ... «Bloomberg, Jun 15»
Mad Max Ground Zero
We're at a place known as Emu Fields—Ground Zero—in a remote area of the Australian Outback called the Woomera Prohibited Area. As we pass the first of a ... «Roads and Kingdoms, May 15»
Woomera blast will put junior explorer Maximus into overdrive
The only problem was its tenements sit on the Woomera rocket range, about midway between OZ Minerals' Prominent Hill mine (on the range) and BHP's ... «The Australian, Feb 15»
Traditional owners want to see the former atomic bomb test site …
“Defence has adjusted its testing activities to allow the removal of Section 400 from the Woomera Prohibited Area.” The Australian government spent $100 ... «NEWS.com.au, Nov 14»
From Woomera to Milan, rural SA student wins fashion scholarship
From street-wear to evening gowns, corporate attire and fantasy designs, the versatility of wool was on display as part of Sheepvention's 'Discover Wool' fashion ... «ABC Online, Aug 14»
Woomera Prohibited Area opened up to potential mining
The Defence Legislation Amendment (Woomera Prohibited Area) Bill 2014, which passed Federal Parliament on July 16, creates a regulatory framework for ... «Roxby Downs Sun, Jul 14»
New legislation passed to allow mining in Woomera testing range
The Woomera Prohibited Area (WPA) in South Australia has opened its doors to the mining industry, with a bill passed by federal parliament on Wednesday. «Australian Mining, Jul 14»
Woomera bill passes to free up vast outback mineral resources
The South Australian Government has welcomed the passage of federal legislation freeing up the potential mineral resources in the Woomera Prohibited Area. «ABC Online, Jul 14»
Woomera opened up for mining exploration
The Woomera Prohibited Area, roughly the size of England, has been opened up for more mining exploration by the Federal Government. The area is currently ... «ABC Online, Jul 14»
