Cleared Out : First Contact on the Great Sandy Desert

Cleared Out : First Contact on the Great Sandy Desert
ISBN: 9780855754570
Publication Date: 1 October 2005

In 1964, a group of 20 Aboriginal women and children in the Western Desert made their first contact with European Australians - patrol officers from the Woomera Rocket Range, clearing an area into which rockets were to be fired. They had been pursued by the patrol officers for several weeks, running from this frightening new force in the desert. This is their story told through oral history, archival research, photographs, and rare film footage.

About the Author

Peter Johnson is a native of Buffalo. He lives in Providence, Rhode Island, with his wife and son, where he teaches at Providence College. He has been editor of 'The Prose Poem: An International Journal' from its inception and is recognised as an authority on the genre.