Maralinga's long shadow: Yvonne's story

Grandfather and Grandmother telling lots of stories. They had to live at Yalata. Their home was bombed. That was their home where the bomb went off. They thought it was mamu tjuta, evil spirits, coming. Everyone was frightened, thinking about people back in the bush. Didn't know what bomb was....

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Main Author: Mattingley, Christobel 1931-2019 (Author)
Format: Map
Language:English
Published: Sydney ; Melbourne ; Auckland ; London Allen & Unwin 2016
Edition:First published
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Summary:Grandfather and Grandmother telling lots of stories. They had to live at Yalata. Their home was bombed. That was their home where the bomb went off. They thought it was mamu tjuta, evil spirits, coming. Everyone was frightened, thinking about people back in the bush. Didn't know what bomb was. Later told it was poison. Parents and grandparents really wanted to go home, used to talk all the time to get their land back.'..Yvonne Edwards was just six years old when the first bombs of the nuclear tests at Maralinga were detonated in 1956. The tests continued until 1963 and their consequences profoundly affected her family and community...This powerful book, by award-winning author Christobel Mattingley, honours Yvonne Edwards' legacy as a highly respected artist and community elder
Item Description:"The devastating and lasting costs to an Aboriginal community of the nuclear tests at Maralinga"--Cover. - Includes index
Physical Description:197 pages colour illustrations, colour map, colour portraits 21 cm
ISBN:9781760290177
1760290173
9781743368220

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