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World War 2, Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Fortress Observation Post "Bare", Bare Hill Layout, 1943
Overview
Fortress Observation Posts were all similar being camouflaged, splinter proof concrete blockhouses with unrestricted windows seaward. Each window had externally mounted steel shutters. Each location was on high ground with good visibility seaward. The locations were: Bare Hill (Code Name "Bare"); Cape Vlamingh (Code Name "Flame"); Mount Herschel (Code Name "Shell") and Tree Hill (Code name "Hill").
The roll of the Fortress Observation Posts in the coast defence system was to supply continuous target observation data to the Fortress Plotting Rooms at Oliver Hill and Bickley Point.
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Contextual Information
This entry is based on research, documentation and technical drawings prepared by John Mercer during many years as a leading member of the Rottnest Island Military Restoration Committee and the Defence Heritage Interpretation Plan Group.
Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
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