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Australische geschiedenis, Australische historicus, Luchtvaart

Arun Chandu – Melbourne Airport Tullamarine

Arun Chandu Melbourne Airport Tullamarine review and information book on the history of the first purpose-built Airport City in the world. NewSouth will publish the book by Arun Chandu and Matt Harvey, about the history of Melbourne Airport, on August 3, 2026. On this page  you can read information about the content of the book, the author and the publication.

Arun Chandu Melbourne Airport Tullamarine reviews and information

Whenever a review of Melbourne Airport Tullamarine, written by Arun Chandu and Matt Harvey, appears in the media, we’ll highlight it on this page.

  • “This is a dazzling and comprehensive account of Australia’s, indeed the world’s first purpose-built Airport City. Tullamarine (Melbourne Airport) shines here in its glory as never before. This pioneering development of the 1970s has long deserved such an intense study and Arun Chandu delivers a fascinating story of engineers, air travel, airport design, interior design and urban planning. Scholarly, engaging, rich in detail and full of stunning images, this is a must-read book for anyone interested in Australian ingenuity and the rocky romance of reaching for the skies.” (Philip Goad)

Arun Chandu Melbourne Airport Tullamarine

Melbourne Airport Tullamarine

  • Author: Arun Chandu (Australia)
  • Book type: Australian aviation history
  • Publisher: NewSouth
  • To be released: August 3, 2026
  • Length: 232 pages
  • Size: 19 x 24 cm
  • Format: paperback
  • Prize: $ 49.99
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Blurb of the book on the history of the Melbourne Airport Tullamarine

Melbourne Airport, better known to locals as ‘Tullamarine’ or ‘Tulla’, was the first purpose-built Airport City in the world. Its facilities in 1970 were unsurpassed by any international airport – it had a golf course, hotel, conference centre, art gallery, cinema, bottle shop, exhibition centre, multiple bars and a VIP lounge, and a fine-dining restaurant headed by an executive chef on his way to being awarded three Michelin stars. These facilities were built into Tullamarine’s plan by its principal planner and protagonist, Bill Bradfield, the son of John Bradfield, famous as the chief engineer of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Today, Tullamarine remains cutting-edge, with new and expanding terminals, upgraded car parks, more efficient roads, a third runway recently approved and a rail link in the works.

Discover the story of Tullamarine, from its planning and opening to its modern status as a benchmark for all international Airport Cities.

Arun Chandu is a member of the Professional Historians’ Association and is Senior Research Fellow with the Civil Aviation Historical Society and Airways Museum. He has MBBS (Hons), BDSc, MDSc and PhD degrees and is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon. Arun is currently Honorary Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Melbourne. In his spare time, he is into a variety of different music and anything vintage, particularly Australian muscle cars.

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Elizabeth Tynan – Nuclear Archipelago

Elizabeth Tynan Nuclear Archipelago review and information book on secrets, power and the biggest atomic blast in Australia. NewSouth will publish the book by Elizabeth Tynan, professor in the Graduate Research School at James Cook University, story of the two British atomic weapons test series held at Western Australia’s Monte Bello Islands, in 1952 and 1956 on August 3, 2026. On this page  you can read information about the content of the book, the author and the publication.

Elizabeth Tynan Nuclear Archipelago reviews and information

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  • “This multi-volume work must rate as one of the most significant projects currently being undertaken in the study of Australian history.” (Simon Caterson, The Australian)
  • “An excoriating examination of nuclear politics, atomic colonialism and shameful cover-up – a definite must-read.” (Peter Garrett)

Elizabeth Tynan Nuclear Archipelago

Nuclear Archipelago

Secrets, Power and the Biggest Atomic Blast in Australia

  • Author: Elizabeth Tynan (Australia)
  • Book type: Australian history, nuclear bomb
  • Publisher: NewSouth Publishing
  • To be released: August 3, 2026
  • Length: 320 pages
  • Format: paperback / ebook
  • Prize: $ 39.99
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Blurb of the book by Elizabeth Tynan on the biggest Atomic blast in Australia

Elizabeth Tynan’s landmark book on the history of British nuclear testing in Australia.

Nuclear Archipelago tells the shocking story of the two British atomic weapons test series held at Western Australia’s Monte Bello Islands in 1952 and 1956. Operation Hurricane and Operation Mosaic took place at a rugged archipelago 100 kilometres off the Pilbara coast, and each of the three bombs sent fallout over vast distances across the country. One of the tests, Mosaic G2 in June 1956, the largest nuclear weapon test ever held in Australia, sparked panic at the time that it had been a nuclear accident. In both the Mosaic tests, the crew of a British ship was deliberately positioned in the path of fallout. The biodiverse natural environment of the islands was left contaminated and has never been cleaned up.

The book explores the politics, the secrecy and the controversies, including the true nature of Mosaic G2 and its role in the clandestine development of the British hydrogen bomb.

Elizabeth Tynan is professor in the Graduate Research School at James Cook University, Townsville. She is a prominent writer and researcher of the era of British atomic testing in Australia. Her book Atomic Thunder: The Maralinga Story (NewSouth, 2016) won the Prime Minister’s Literary Award (Australian History) and the CHASS Australia Book Prize in 2017. Her follow-up book The Secret of Emu Field: Britain’s Forgotten Atomic Tests in Australia was published by NewSouth in 2022.

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