A couple of corrections are necessary here. According
to the history of Woomera, correct spelling is
Nurrungar, and it closed in Oct, 1999.
homepage.powerup.com.au...
For the record, the word Nurrungar is aboriginal, and refers to a weapon I think, a launcher for spears, cant
remember exactly, that might be woomera instead as
woomera has quite a launch history back in the days
of the ELDO launches.
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BTW, the word JOINT used for US facilities means they
are jointly manned and controlled by US/Australian
military folks.
Tara Wara Ting Ga
Tara Wara Ling Ga
The British Nuke tests north of Woomera do not appear
documented here but I believe they are well described
in one of Lenney Bidel's (spelling?) books. He was a
true Outback pioneer, in the late 30's and after WWII
and was best known for surveying the route of the
"GunBarrell" highway.
As for Alice Springs, if it hasn't already, PineGap will
go the route of Nurrungar. The only real mystery
in Alice Springs is Ayers Rock. Now THAT deserves some
real study.
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