Stage Number: MBNH.09.03.23
Group: Old Town & River
Local Study Area: Fortitude Valley-New Farm-Newstead
Epoch: Late 20th Century
Street Address: Corner of Merthyr Road and Gray Street, New Farm
Latitude & Longitude: -27.46244444,153.05072222
Time Link: 1944
Map Link: 1946
Image Time Point: 1946
The Australian naval station, HMAS Moreton, was formerly HMAS Penguin IV, the Alice Street depot, until 1940. In 1960 this site was commissioned as the new naval station, formerly a supply station for the British Royal Navy. The station was closed in 1994. By 1984 the RAN facility was very large, with a thousand navy personnel, 200 navy reservists, and the Naval Reserve Cadets.
Kowald, Margaret. with Val Donovan, Ruth Kerr, Kay Cohen, Lyndsay Smith, and Jean Stewart. Lost Brisbane and Surrounding Areas: The Later Years. Volume 2. RHSQ. 2016 page 92; Bulimba District Historical Society Inc; Queensland WWII Historic Places Website
Qimagery. Brisbane City Council Series 1946. Scale: 1:15,900.
