UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE (UXO)
IN AUSTRALIA FROM WW2 ACTIVITIES
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Australia was a huge military camp and training area for the Allied military during WW2. Australian, American, Dutch, British, New Zealand and Canadian units were based in Australia during WW2. Inevitably they left behind unexploded ordnance either as a result of it remaining unexploded after it being used during live firing exercises, or by being buried during or at the end of the war or just by being left behind where it laid.
In some case this ordnance was stored in secret underground storage areas, which with the passing of time and the changes of staff in the military, have been forgotten about.
An example of some unexploded
ordnance located on
a transmission line easement in north Queensland
Contractors looking for unexploded ordnance
Unexploded
Ordnance Within Australia
Official Department of Defence Web Site
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This page first produced 13 November 2006
This page last updated 13 November 2006
AUSTRALIA
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