MAKE A MEME View Large Image StateLibQld 1 100432.jpg en Enoggera Army Camp ca 1915 The military establishment at Enoggera was officially established in 1908 when the Commonwealth government acquired a parcel of land comprising some 1235 acres Previously the land had ...
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Keywords: StateLibQld 1 100432.jpg en Enoggera Army Camp ca 1915 The military establishment at Enoggera was officially established in 1908 when the Commonwealth government acquired a parcel of land comprising some 1235 acres Previously the land had been used by both Imperial and colonial forces for rifle-shooting and parade activities In 1855 the land comprised four paddocks named Bell Fraser s Rifle and Thompson s A rifle range was constructed in 1908 and Australia's commitment to World War I saw the acceleration of development of the Enoggera site The camp was used as a staging camp for tens of thousands of troops heading overseas during the first and second world wars Information taken from Queensland Heritage Register retrieved on 3 August 2004 at <http //www epa qld gov au/projects/heritage/index cgi place 600192 back 1> ~ 1915 handle 10462/deriv/69387 Item is held by John Oxley Library State Library of Queensland PD-Australia StateLibQld-License Buildings in Brisbane Army camps of Queensland
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