almost 70 years on, it's time to remember the atomic tests at Emu Field
- Written by Liz Tynan, Associate professor and co-ordinator of professional development GRS, James Cook University
A concrete plinth marking ground zero of the first Totem atomic test in South Australia in 1953.Photo: Andrew BurdenThe name Emu Field does not have the same resonance as Maralinga in Australian history. It is usually a footnote to the much larger atomic test site in South Australia. However, the weapons testing that took place in October 1953...





