Mad on radium

A DigitalNZ Story by Donna Robertson

A set related to Rebecca Priestley's book Mad on Radium: New Zealand in the Atomic Age.

nuclear, nuclear free, atomic, radium, uranium, radioactivity, nuclear power

Image: Men with uranium bearing ore

Men with uranium bearing ore

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: 'Nuclear Free Pacific' badge

'Nuclear Free Pacific' badge

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Kiwi CND badge

Kiwi CND badge

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Nuclear-free badges

Nuclear-free badges

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Nuclear-free New Zealand protestors

Nuclear-free New Zealand protestors

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage