6 (387th) Australian Heavy Anti-Aircraft (HAA) Battery

Stage Number: MBSH.03.03.35

Group: Southern

Local Study Area: Bulimba-Balmoral-Hawthorne-Morningside

Epoch: Early 20th Century

Street Address: 580 Wynnum Road, Morningside

Latitude & Longitude: -27.47119444,153.06597222

Time Link: 1942

Map Link: 1943

Image Time Point: 1943

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The 6 [387th] Australian Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery (or 6 HAA Group) was constructed in 1942, as part of a program to monitor and prevent aircraft entering Brisbane airspace using the Brisbane River as a navigational aid. 

Citations

Bulimba District Historical Society Inc; Queensland WWII Historic Places Website

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Map References

QSA. QSA Series ID 2058 Moreton District Maps – A Series. 6 miles to the inch. Moreton District. 6 miles to the inch. Survey Office, Brisbane. 634905