Monthly Archives: April 2010
MARALINGA: THE BLACK MIST INCIDENT
Supressed from the public The Black Mist and its Aftermath -Oral Histories by Lallie Lennon A Submission to the Government of South Australia, the Commonwealth Government of Australia and the International Atomic Energy Agency Oral Historian Michele Madigan, 2006 and … Continue reading
5.1 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE OFF SOUTH AUSTRALIAN COAST OVERSHADOWED BY SUMATRA QUAKE
A 5.1 magnitude earthquake was recorded off the South Australian coast on Monday 5 April at 11.23pm UTC within impact distance of the Great Australian Bight Marine Park. The Great Australian Bight Marine National Park in South Australia and in Western Australia is … Continue reading
Posted in GENERAL News
Tagged 5.1 magnitude earthquake, coober pedy regional times, Geoscience Australia, Great Australian Bight Marine Park, P-Wave Travel Times, Port-au-Prince, PTTEP Australasia, south australia, Sumatra earthquake, The U.S. Geological Survey, Timor Sea off Western Australia, Western Australia, whale sanctuary
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MAJOR FLOODING AT ANDAMOOKA – ROXBY DOWNS – FLINDERS RANGES & NOTHERN PASTORAL
Welting thunderstorms served a double dose of torrential rains on towns in the far north east of the state including Roxby Downs, Andamooka, the Flinders Ranges and far north east pastoral, severely damaging roads and flooding properties in the region. … Continue reading
MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE (7.8) FAULTLINES SENSITIVE AND ACTIVE
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake, reported by SAN FRANCISCO MarketWatch, struck Northern Sumatra, Indonesia early Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake struck 325 miles west of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, according to the USGS, and 880 miles northwest of … Continue reading
WILL CROCODYLUS PARK BE ANOTHER FRASER ISLAND DINGO DISASTER?
DARWIN CROCODILES TARGETTED TO CAPTURE TOURIST DOLLARS Conservation groups are concerned that Native Dingoes are dying of starvation, stress from being tagged and also shot by keepers, at the tourism oriented Fraser Island National Park [Sanctuary] in Queensland. A similar “attraction” (park, or … Continue reading
Posted in INDIGENOUS NEWS
Tagged Australian Government’s National Long-Term Tourism Strategy, “No Leave No Life” campaign, coober pedy regional times, Crocodylus Park "attraction" and Zoo, Fraser Island National Park, Martin Ferguson, Northern Teritory tribes, The Gumatj people, TQUAL Grants program, Wangarr or Dreaming crocodile
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EIGHT ARRESTED – ALLEGEDLY TRAFFICKING DRUGS BETWEEN ADELAIDE & MINTABIE
Eight people were arrested after police moved in on a drug ring allegedly selling cannabis to Aboriginal communities in the far north of South Australia. Coober Pedy Police [on Friday 5 March 2010] pulled over a vehicle on the Stuart … Continue reading
