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Inter War, Western Australia, Rottnest Island, Military Railroad. Bickley Swamp spur line. 5 Fortress Company, Royal Australian Engineers, 1935

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1937

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Constructing Rottnest Defence Infrastructure 1935-1939

Overview

Equipment for the heavy guns was temporarily stored on a railway spur line near Bickley Swamp after being unloaded form barges at the Army Jetty. The temporary camp was ocupied in 1935 by 6 Heavy Battery RAA and 5 Fortress Company RAE prior to the complet

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cwa-org-32-AMWA65059

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War and Conflict

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P2020.99.137
MIL1988.136

Year

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-32.007407333162, 115.54324783542

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