| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 052354 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| 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 LEFT HAND WING OF VICTORIA BARRACKS, FACING ST. KILDA ROAD. NOTE WORLD WAR I ARTILLERY PIECE ON LAWN.