Tom’s Maralinga Memories – from the Fifties
The following has been extracted from an email conversation I’ve been having with “Tom”, over a period of a few months. Tom served at Maralinga…
COVID19 and how it relates to Maralinga Tours
As of Monday 16th March 2020, all non-essential travel to Maralinga Tjarutja Lands / permit applications will not be approved.
Maralinga Tour season which opens on…
When the dust settles, culture remains: Maralinga Tjarutja
Hi all, I encourage you to review the Maralinga Tjarutja documentary to be screened on ABC at 7.40 pm on Sunday 24 May 2020.
This documentary…
COVID-19 Update
We regretfully are cancelling the entire 2020 season of tours. Not surprising, I guess, if you have been watching the news.
Patrick Savage at Maralinga 1956
Photos from Tony Flaherty. They belonged to his grandfather and father, at Maralinga for during Operation Buffalo 1956 and of O’Malley Siding in the late…
Department of Defence Exclusions
Important! The following information is taken from the Dept. of Defence Website. If you are planning a trip incorporating the Anne Beadell Hwy, this will…
Tada! Maralinga Tours 2020 dates are live
Maralinga Tours 2020 dates are up and bookable. Robin is keen to break all records for showing people his passion for Maralinga history. Book now!
Maralinga Police Station, South Australia
Between 1955 and 1963 the British Government carried out a series of nuclear and atomic tests at Maralinga in the remote western region of South…
Pat Callinan’s 4×4 Adventures magazine article
Maralinga – Australia’s Field of Thunder As thunder rumbled over the saltbush plain of Maralinga a cloud covered the land, it was the 27th September…
Nuclear Guinea Pigs – Operation Grapple
Rob Hornsby our indefatiguable Maralinga veteran and researcher sent me an email recently with mention of a YouTube video about Operation Grapple.
The documentary is about…
Alice Springs Micro Safari
After our excellent trip to Maralinga last year, I wrote an article for our local club newsletter and sent a copy off to a UK…
Maralinga Update June 2018
Latest news for June 2018 – Camp Kitchen on the way – Maralinga Museum well established – DVD available online. Subscribe to our update mailing…