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| Accession Number | 052350 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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MELBOURNE, VIC. 1943-06-16. VICTORIA BARRACKS WAS INITIALLY ADMINISTRATIVE HEADQUARTERS FOR THE ...
Description
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1943-06-16. VICTORIA BARRACKS WAS INITIALLY ADMINISTRATIVE HEADQUARTERS FOR THE WHOLE OF THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY; DURING WORLD WAR II, IN ORDER TO CO-ORDINATE THE THREE SERVICES MORE CLOSELY, IT BECAME NECESSARY TO ACCOMMODATE THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEADQUARTERS OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY AND THE RAAF IN THE SAME AREA. TO DO THIS A NUMBER OF NEW BUILDINGS WERE CONSTRUCTED IN THE GROUNDS. VIEW OF MAIN BUILDING LOOKING ACROSS ST. KILDA ROAD.