DARRA RAN AMMUNITION DUMP
BRISBANE, QLD
DURING WW2
The Royal Australian Navy Ammunition dump was located south of the US Army's Darra Ordnance Ammunition Depot.
Two of the self supporting corrugated metal igloos are still standing and are located in the Sleepy Hollow area of the Australian Army Greenbank Military Camp.
Sleepy Hollow
First Igloo
Second Igloo
Very thick corrugated iron sheets
made from Armco which is a
self-supporting heavy gauge arched and ribbed metal sheeting.
Inside first Igloo
Inside first Igloo
Second Igloo
Rear of second Igloo
Noel Wallis looking at some very
old rusty
barbed wire behind the second igloo
Some very old rusty barbed wire behind the second igloo
| Title - Darra Naval Ammo Dump | |||
| Series number BP679/1 |
Control symbol SB262 |
Contents date range 1942 - 1942 |
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| Access status Open |
Location Brisbane |
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| Title - Darra - Sketch Showing Track from Naval Block to Ipswich Road | |||
| Series number J1018 |
Control symbol LS234 |
Contents date range 1942 - 1942 |
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| Access status Open |
Location Brisbane |
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| Title - Darra - naval block | |||
| Series number J1018 |
Control symbol LS1393 |
Contents date range 1945 - 1945 |
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| Access status Open |
Location Brisbane |
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| Title - Darra - naval block, ammo dump | |||
| Series number J1018 |
Control symbol LS262 |
Contents date range 1942 - 1942 |
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| Access status Open |
Location Brisbane |
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| Title - Darra - Royal Australian Navy ammunition dump | |||
| Series number J1018 |
Control symbol LS1514 |
Contents date range 1946 - 1946 |
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| Access status Open |
Location Brisbane |
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Darra Ordnance Ammunition Depot
Crash
of Wirraway, A20-155,
at Darra, Brisbane
on 31 January 1941
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I'd like to thank Noel Wallis, Russell Miller and David Spethman for their assistance with this home page.
Can anyone help me with more information?
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This page first produced 1 February 2004
This page last updated 25 January 2020
