Please be advised: this website contains the names, images and voices of people who are now deceased.

Collections WA has a responsibility to preserve and make accessible the history and culture of Western Australia in all its various forms. The intention of Collections WA is to support research, and to reveal actions of the past that have impacted upon communities, families, and individuals.

In doing so, Collections WA acknowledges the need to respond sensitively and appropriately in cases when accessing this material may be confronting to Aboriginal visitors and clients.

Please also note: Some historical materials within this portal may include language or opinions that today are considered inappropriate or even offensive. Collections WA does not endorse this language and apologises for any distress caused.

Continue

Continue showing cultural advice

Stop showing cultural advice

Collections WA brings together collections from libraries, galleries, museums, archives, historical societies, cultural organisations, community groups and other collecting organisations across Western Australia.

Australian Army Museum of Western Australia > Records

Virtual Discovery #28 - Captain Hussey Remembers (1)

« Prev Item Next Item »

Overview

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” is the first of two focusing on the experiences of Captain Frank Hussey on Rottnest 1936 to 1938.

Historical information

The Australian Army Museum of Western Australia has in its archive, a short, typed account entitled Coast Defence Construction in the 1930s. The document is inscribed “by Brigadier Hussey”. In the document, Frank Hussey provides details of the design, contracting and construction of the coast defence installations on Rottnest.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-32-54-799

Contextual Information

The 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

Organisation Details
View Collection
Item Feedback

Other items from Australian Army Museum of Western Australia

/sites/default/files/2024-07/Her_128-CAPTAIN-HUSSEY-REMEMBERS-1-P.pdf

Media file preview

/sites/default/files/media-preview-images/2024-09/196526-e0d2b7fdf941aa8752f1c1a02a5ae3c7.jpg

Media Reuse | View Full Size | Item Feedback

Scan this QR code to open this page on your phone ->

Full size unavailable (you're already seeing this image in its highest resolution available on Collections WA)

Loading...