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Return to volcano town : reassessing the 1937-1943 volcanic eruptions at Rabaul / R. Wally Johnson and Neville A. Threlfall.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Johnson, R. W. (R. Wally), author.
- Series:
- Pacific Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Volcanism--Papua New Guinea--Rabaul.
- Volcanism.
- Volcanic eruptions--Papua New Guinea--Rabaul--History--20th century.
- Volcanic eruptions.
- Emergency management--Papua New Guinea--Rabaul.
- Emergency management.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (428 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Canberra, ACT : ANU Press, [2023]
- Summary:
- Wally Johnson and Neville Threlfall re-examine the explosive volcanic eruptions that in 1937-43 killed more than 500 people in the Rabaul area of East New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- 1. Towards an unsanctioned capital
- 2. Australia takes possession of the at-risk capital
- 3. Coping with the unexpected: the 1937 eruptions
- 4. Results of geological and volcanological investigations
- 5. World War II and the Tavurvur eruptions of 1941-43
- 6. Rebuilding Rabaul and re-establishing the observatory, 1945-69
- 7. Geophysical unrest: build-up to another eruption, 1970-94
- 8. Eruptions of 1994-2014
- 9. Aftermath of the 1994 Twin Eruptions
- Epilogue.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781760466046
- 1760466042
- OCLC:
- 1393909427
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