Some didn't last the night

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General Montgomery attacked El Alamein on Oct 23, 1942. A service of thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey was held to mark the 50th anniversary of El Alamein. In 1942 every soldier received a 'Personal Message from the Army Commander.' At 10 pm 100,000 bayonets of the Eighth Army followed mine-lifting sappers and 1,600 guns fired. Many Australian and New Zealand soldiers were injured. Booby traps caused many of the injuries. Medical supplies were short and wards overflowed with patients.

Health aspects, History, War, Battles, Military medicine, Hospitals, Military, Military hospitals, al 'Alamayn, Battle of, 1942

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Heat and dust cast a pall over ground zero

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Robert Tickner, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Australia, will raise the question of de-contaminating Maralinga, central Australia, which was a British nuclear weapons testing site in the 1950's, at the UN conference on indigenous peoples in Geneva in Jul 1992. Radiation levels are mainly low but the Vixen B trial on travelling warheads in 1960/1 left high radioactivity. New technology includes in situ vitrification. A British funding contribution is sought.

Australia, Testing, Contamination, Nuclear research, United Kingdom. Ministry of Defence, Australian aborigines, Aboriginal Australians

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One night at Ground Zero

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Experiences of volunteering to help the Salvation Army in its work following the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York, NY, are presented. The fact that the rescue workers must work in very dangerous conditions is highlighted.

Crimes against, Disaster relief, Manhattan, New York, New York, Bombings, World Trade Center (New York, New York)

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