Virtual Discovery #48 - Wadjemup Hill Signal Station
Part of a series of “Virtual Discovery” presentations featuring the military heritage of Rottnest Island produced in parallel with Virtual Visit posts relating to the Australian Army Museum of Western Australia. This “Virtual Discovery” focuses on the evolution of the Signal Station on Wadjemup Hill / Signal Ridge
Between 1937 -1939, the old Signal Station was replaced with a larger structure with additional facilities. It was this structure that would serve as the Fremantle Port War Signal Station (RAN Station 141) during World War Two. The profile of Signal Ridge or Wadjemup Hill was also altered during the war, by the construction of the Fortress Observation Post building creating with one deletion the silhouette familiar to visitors today.
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Rottnest Island was closed to the public for extended periods during the COVID-19 pandemic beginning in March 2020. The success of “Virtual Visi” series at the Australian Army Museum of Western Australia prompted the creation of a parallel series of “Virtual Discoveries” focussing on the military and heritage aspects of Rottnest Island.
Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
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