MALLACOOTA OPERATIONS BUILDING
AND TRANSMITTING BUILDING BUNKERS (RAAF)
BETKA ROAD, NEAR MALLACOOTA, VIC
| visits since 3 January 2003 |
Bunkers near Mallacoota in Victoria
The following is an excerpt from a document titled "Utilization of Semi-underground Buildings"
COPY ONLY Original on 171 56/1 this copy for 171/1/1493 UTILIZATION OF SEMI-UNDERGROUND BUILDINGS D.A.S.P. Herewith is list of above buildings as requested in your minute dated 29th November, 1943. signed W/Crd. 2/12/43 |
SEMI-UNDERGROUND BUILDINGS
| (a) COMPLETED AND IN USE | Building Details Drawing No. |
Locality Plan Drawing No. |
| MALLACOOTA, VIC. Operations Building - (less air conditioning.) Transmitting Building - (less air conditioning.) |
42/43/1571 |
(R.S. 1118A |
Mallacoota RSL and Historical Society has converted an old building at Mallacoota’s airstrip into a military museum. The building is known as the Mallacoota Bunker and was once used to house the operations room of the forward advance base for the RAAF during World War Two. It operated in conjunction with the radar station at Gabo Island.
There are lots of wartime items on display at the RSL Bunker Museum, including a propeller from an Avro Anson.
The Mallacoota RSL Bunker Museum is open during holiday seasons and for groups by appointment. Admission is AUD$2.
Mallacoota RSL Bunker Museum
8 Betka Road, Mallacoota
Ph +61 3 5158 0725
Sappers from 16 Const Tp, 39 Construction Squadron (39 Const Sqn), Australian Army carried out restoration work on the Mallacoota Bunker. Many of the soldiers were apprentices from Gippsland Group Training. They replaced the original floor of the bunker, waterproofed the outside of the bunker and installed new wiring.
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