DETONATOR LOCKER NO. 5
AT MOUNT COOT-THA NAVAL MAGAZINE
AND MINE ASSEMBLY DEPOT
MOUNT COOT-THA, BRISBANE, QLD

Detonator Locker No. 5 is one of five Detonator Lockers that were part of the US Naval Magazine and Mine Assembly Depot on Mount Coot-tha during WWII.

The remains of Detonator Locker No. 5 are located across the creek past the Assembly Plant building. This was probably the smallest Detonator Locker at Mount Coot-tha.

Video of Detonator Locker No. 5
taken on 31 October 2018

Photo:- Peter Dunn 31 Oct 2018

Detonator Locker No. 5 beside one of the walking
tracks. It was fenced off for safety reasons in 2018

Photo:- Peter Dunn 31 Oct 2018

Detonator Locker No. 5 is much smaller and shorter than the other main Armco Magazines

Photo:- Peter Dunn 31 Oct 2018

The steel roof covering on the Detonator Lockers is
 much thinner than that on the Armco Magazines

Photo:- Peter Dunn 31 Oct 2018

Closeup showing the thinner steel used to cover the Detonator Locker

Photo:- Peter Dunn 31 Oct 2018

Probable WWII water pipe spotted on the track down to the creek crossing
between the Assembly Plant building and Detonator Locker No. 5

REFERENCE BOOKS

"History of Mount Coot-tha"
by Janet Spillman

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I'd like to thank Allan Tonks for his assistance with this web page.

Can anyone help me with more information?

"Australia @ War" WWII Research Products

This page first produced 9 November 2018

This page last updated 25 January 2020