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Historic site in Queensland, Australia
Bribie Island Second World War Fortifications
Southern gun emplacement from east, 2013
Location
Woorim, City of Moreton Bay and Bribie Island North, Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia
Design period
1939–1945 (World War II)
Built
1939–1943
Queensland Heritage Register
Official name
Bribie Island Second World War Fortifications
Type
state heritage (archaeological, built)
Designated
20 July 1993
Reference no.
601143
Significant period
1939–1943 (fabric) 1939–1945 (historical)
Significant components
searchlight emplacement, engine/generator shed/room / power supply, pump house, observation post (military), command post, signal station/post, cable – communication, sewage farm/treatment site, mine control station (military), gun emplacement, slab/s – concrete
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The Bribie Island Second World War Fortifications are heritage-listed fortifications at Woorim and Bribie Island North on Bribie Island, Queensland, Australia. They were built from 1939 to 1943 and were added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 20 July 1993.[1]
^"Bribie Island Second World War Fortifications (entry 601143)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
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