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World War 2, Australia, Victoria, Mount Martha, 1942

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1942

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Entrance to Balcombe Military Camp on Mornington Peninsula, Victoria

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With the declaration of World War 2 in 1939, the Australian Army decided to use the Balcombe Estuary area at Mount Martha on the Mornington Peninsula as a training ground. In 1940 The Army 4th Division took over the area and including trainees, numbered about 3000 personnel. Late in 1940 the Commonwealth Government purchased 209 acres from the Graves, Ostberg and Henty families to establish a permanent camp From 1948 to 1982 it was the site of the Australian Army Apprentice School.
https://www.ozatwar.com/ozatwar/balcombe.htm
http://www.discovermorningtonpeninsula.com.au/fascinatingfacts/balcombe-estuary.php
https://austarmyapprentice.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/AAAA-History-of-Units-at-Balcombe-10-Nov-19-v1.1.pdf

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cwa-org-32-P1991.111.1z

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Medicine & Health
War and Conflict > World War 2

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Australian Army Museum of Western Australia

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