A little America in Western Australia : the US naval communication station at North West Cape and th...
A little America in Western Australia : the US naval communication station at North West Cape and th...
A little America in Western Australia : the US naval communication station at North West Cape and the founding of Exmouth / Anthony J. Barker, Michael L. Ondaatje.
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Publisher
Crawley, Western Australia UWA Scholarly, 2015.
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H 2016/2905
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Language
English
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Physical content
392 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.
Content type
cartographic image
text
still image
cartographic image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
ch. One Politics, plans and preparations for a unique experiment -- ch. Two Early dilemmas of the construction era -- ch. Three Conflict and delay at the Cape -- ch. Four The opening of town and base: Celebrations, uncertainties and opportunities -- ch. Five Colonel Ken Murdoch and his critics -- ch...
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Publisher
Crawley, Western Australia UWA Scholarly, 2015.
Place of Publication
Western Australia
Date Published
2015.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Australian
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Summary
In 1963, the first US defence facility on Australian soil was established - the US Naval Communication Station at North West Cape in Western Australia. In the context of America's Cold War struggle against communism, North West Cape's primary function was to communicate with the US fleet serving in the Indian and Western Pacific Oceans, in particul...
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Full title
A little America in Western Australia : the US naval communication station at North West Cape and the founding of Exmouth / Anthony J. Barker, Michael L. Ondaatje.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-365) and index.
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©2015
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H 2016/2905
Record Identifier
74VKVd3W4VKZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVd3W4VKZ
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ISBN
9781742586854
DDC
359.709941
MMS ID
991024000298802626
