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Penny Sackett : former Director of Mount Stromlo Observatory

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dc.contributor.authorSackett, Pennyen_AU
dc.contributor.authorWinternitz Judithen_AU
dc.coverage.spatialMount Stromlo Observatory; Lat: 35 19 13 S Long: 149 00 25 Een_AU
dc.coverage.spatialCanberra, Australian Capital Territoryen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-30T07:21:42Z
dc.date.available2017-05-30T07:21:42Z
dc.date.created11/03/2014en_AU
dc.descriptionPenny came from the USA to take up the role of Director in 2002, just months before the catastrophic bushfires of 2003. The rebuilding of the Observatory following the 2003 fires defined Penny's time at Stromlo, and she shares stories of both devastation and hope.en_AU
dc.format.extent2:53:08en_AU
dc.format.mimetypeaudio/mpegen_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/117117
dc.language.isoen_AUen_AU
dc.publisherThe Australian National University
dc.subject.otherPenny Sacketten_AU
dc.subject.otherAustralian National Universityen_AU
dc.subject.otherMount Stromlo Observatoryen_AU
dc.subject.otheroral historyen_AU
dc.titlePenny Sackett : former Director of Mount Stromlo Observatory
dc.typeSound recordingen_AU
dc.typePodcasten_AU
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_AU
dcterms.licenseItems in Open Research are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.
local.bibliographicCitation.placeofpublicationCanberra, ACT, Australia
local.contributor.copyrightholderThe Australian National University
local.description.notesPenny Sackett was the Director of the Mount Stromlo Observatory at the time of the 2003 bushfire.

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