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: New Zealand Atomic Energy Commission

New Zealand Atomic Energy Commission

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: MAKING A BLINDFOLDED PERSON SEE BY MEANS OF RADIUM. (Auckland Star, 28 November 1903)

MAKING A BLINDFOLDED PERSON SEE BY MEANS OF RADIUM. (Auckland Star, 28 November 1903)

National Library of New Zealand

Newspaper

A Contract for Radium. The Radium Institute and Cancer. (Progress, 01 September 1909)

National Library of New Zealand

Newspaper

RADIUM. (Colonist, 19 October 1909)

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Ernest Marsden

Ernest Marsden

Alexander Turnbull Library

Newspaper

URANIUM (Grey River Argus, 02 March 1908)

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Queue of anti-atomic bomb lobbyists at the House of Commons, London

Queue of anti-atomic bomb lobbyists at the House of Commons, London

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Ernest Rutherford and Hans Geiger, physics laboratory, Manchester University, England

Ernest Rutherford and Hans Geiger, physics laboratory, Manchester University, England

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: [Group including Sir Ernest Rutherford]

[Group including Sir Ernest Rutherford]

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Image: Ernest Marsden with his wife and an unidentified woman, Manchester University

Ernest Marsden with his wife and an unidentified woman, Manchester University

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Image: Men with uranium bearing ore

Men with uranium bearing ore

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Image: Protest march against visit of USS Texas, Wellington, New Zealand - Photograph taken by Stuart Ramson

Protest march against visit of USS Texas, Wellington, New Zealand - Photograph taken by Stuart Ramson

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Image: Japanese participants in peace march, Wellington, New Zealand - Photograph taken by Greg King

Japanese participants in peace march, Wellington, New Zealand - Photograph taken by Greg King

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: The Explosion at Mururoa (or: Atomic Explosion in the Pacific)

The Explosion at Mururoa (or: Atomic Explosion in the Pacific)

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Nuclear-free New Zealand protestors

Nuclear-free New Zealand protestors

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Nuclear-free stamp

Nuclear-free stamp

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: USS Buchanan anti-nuclear cartoon

USS Buchanan anti-nuclear cartoon

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: McBride, Chris, fl 1980s: Nuclear free Aotearoa. Published for May Day 1986 by Asia Workers Solidarity Links, PO Box 13-367 Johnsonville, Wellington, Aotearoa (New Zealand). Design Chris McBride, Wellington Media Collective. 1986

McBride, Chris, fl 1980s: Nuclear free Aotearoa. Published for May Day 1986 by Asia Workers Solidarity Links, PO Box 13-367 Johnsonville, Wellingto...

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Image: Scott, Tom, :Cafe ANZUS. Get outa here ya free-loader!! Todays special. Fission chips. I wasn't hungry anyway... 5 July 1986.

Scott, Tom, :Cafe ANZUS. Get outa here ya free-loader!! Todays special. Fission chips. I wasn't hungry anyway... 5 July 1986.

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Image: Ernest Marsden

Ernest Marsden

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Radioactivity tests on the waterfron (caption) showing a Geiger Counter

Radioactivity tests on the waterfron (caption) showing a Geiger Counter

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Image: Radioactivity tests on the Wellington waterfront, showing the vessel Mantetsu Maru no. 3

Radioactivity tests on the Wellington waterfront, showing the vessel Mantetsu Maru no. 3

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Silent peace march on Hiroshima Day, Lambton Quay, Wellington

Silent peace march on Hiroshima Day, Lambton Quay, Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: CANWAR protesters on a yacht in Wellington Harbour, protesting against the entrance of American nuclear warships into Wellington

CANWAR protesters on a yacht in Wellington Harbour, protesting against the entrance of American nuclear warships into Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: ECan debates nuclear power... "Had me worried... For a minute I thought you were using an open fire!" 2 September, 2004

ECan debates nuclear power... "Had me worried... For a minute I thought you were using an open fire!" 2 September, 2004

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