Stage Number: MBSH.03.03.43
Group: Southern
Local Study Area: Bulimba-Balmoral-Hawthorne-Morningside
Epoch: Early 20th Century
Street Address: Lytton Road, Colmslie
Latitude & Longitude: -27.45141667,153.08311111
Time Link: 1942
Map Link: 1943
Image Time Point: 1943
The 16 officers and 61 enlisted men who operated the Radio Brisbane used. the US Navy seaplane base at Colmslie. The station operated from a prefabricated building of over 1200 sq feet. The transmitter had a range of approximately 1300 miles, and was used in conjunction with another transmitter located at Bulimba.
Bulimba District Historical Society Inc; Queensland WWII Historic Places Website
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
