shakergt
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Not wuthara island national park or Palm Island by any chance is it?
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shakergt said:
No, but getting closer.
There was a story of 50 people dying there but has not been confirmed.
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Doug
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I know the place but I happen to have a mental blank at the moment and the name has gone grrrr.
shakergt said:
You sound pretty "keen" to get the answer.
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Doug
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I hope I'm not wrong on this Horn island
shakergt said:
Too far my man, look at my last post.
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Doug
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The place I could not remember the name of was Hinchinbrook island. I think there was a massacre there.
shakergt said:
Your getting veeeerrrryyy close now but no massacre and a different era.
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Doug
Lizard Island NP?
NeilM said:
No Neil. Look at the last post.
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Doug
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You have a good one here. I'm stuck with it now. I will probably kick myself when I find out what place it is. The only ones I have left in the area are Dunk Sland and Brook Island but it's probably neither of them.
shakergt said:
I will let you think about it a bit more. ^^^^
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Doug
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Brook island tested mustard gas I'm going with that
Hey shaker,
You took your sweet time to work it out. Yes the Australian and US military conducted chemical weapons testing on the Brook Island group from January to May in 1944.
"Sqn Ldr. Hampshire had been advised by Lt. Col Crowder that 50 volunteers from US military prisons were used as guinea pigs for the mission. They had been promised freedom if they would occupy underground tunnels during the bombing mission. Hampshire was told by Crowder that all 50 prisoners had died in this mustard gas experiment. I have not been able to confirm this story via other references as yet."
Over to you shakergt.
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Doug
You took your sweet time to work it out. Yes the Australian and US military conducted chemical weapons testing on the Brook Island group from January to May in 1944.
"Sqn Ldr. Hampshire had been advised by Lt. Col Crowder that 50 volunteers from US military prisons were used as guinea pigs for the mission. They had been promised freedom if they would occupy underground tunnels during the bombing mission. Hampshire was told by Crowder that all 50 prisoners had died in this mustard gas experiment. I have not been able to confirm this story via other references as yet."
Over to you shakergt.
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Doug
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Who was I
My grave is located in Karrakatta cemetery WA and I was born in 1860
My grave is located in Karrakatta cemetery WA and I was born in 1860
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Rockhunter62 said:
Yet another thing our government keeps quite. Besides Wikipedia this is about all I could find
http://www.ozatwar.com/brook island trial.htm
Alexander Thomas Gunning
Cheers
Doug
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Doug
shakergt
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Who was I
My grave is located in Karrakatta cemetery WA and I was born in 1860
I married in 1884 before moving to Western Australia in 1893
My grave is located in Karrakatta cemetery WA and I was born in 1860
I married in 1884 before moving to Western Australia in 1893
I think we need another clue 
shakergt
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In 1893 I joined the Western Australian Department of Lands and Survey. The next clue will probably give it away.
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