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NEAR ROUGH RANGE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, 1952. BRITISH ATOMIC TESTS ON THE MONTE BELLO ISLANDS, WA, IN OCTOBER 1952. THE HUGE PRESS CAMERAS, USED BY THE PRESS EXPEDITION FROM PERTH MONITORING THE ATOMIC TEST ACTIVITY ON THE MONTE BELLO ISLANDS, HAD TO BE MOUNTED ON STOUT POSTS, BUT DIGGING POST HOLES WAS NO EASY JOB - "NICK'S NOB" WAS ALMOST SOLID ROCK. DRAWN FAILED BUT SCIENCE, IN THE FORM OF GELIGNITE, WON THE DAY.
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P00131.039
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Colour: Black & white
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
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