Bunkerpictures - Datasheet Darwin

Darwin NT, Charles Darwin Nat. Park.
Ammunition storage.

In the Charles Darwin National Park is a large ammunition depot build, follow the Stuart Highway out of the city, the park is located just outside the city.

The road into the par will lead you along most of the bunkers; one of the bunkers is nowadays a museum and shows the bombing of Darwin in February 1942. The bunkers are all identical and still in a good condition.

Types:
>5 Ammunition bunker.

Darwin NT, East Point.
Coastal battery / museum.

West of the airfield is a small peninsula called East Point, the area is open on certain times of the day and there is a military museum.

The battery is nowadays a museum; the museum is located in the former fire-control bunker and shows some nice features and lots of old army cars and material. There are two large casemates for a 9.2inch gun. Around the site are several ammunition bunkers, generator rooms, personnel bunkers and emplacements for 6inch guns. The battery looks more like the regular batteries that we've seen all over Europe, except for the light construction of the bunkers.

Types:
2x Casemate for 9.2inch gun.
1x Fire-control bunker.
2x Emplacement 6inch gun.
1x Engine bunker.
1x Personnel bunker.
1x Power station.
1x Observation bunker.
1x Ammunition bunker.
2x Ammunition magazine.
1x Artillery store.
1x Unknown bunker.

Darwin, centre.
Oil storage.

In the centre of Darwin, near the new constructed harbour site, along the esplanade is a nice museum located. The museum is open every day of the year except for the month December.

The museum itself contains two tunnels that were constructed to store oil during WW2. The tunnels are in the original condition and there are more of them in the area but these two are the only ones open to the public. Most of the pipes are still present and note the numbers on the wall which are indicating the level of the oil in the tunnel. There are two tunnels/tanks; number 6 which could contain about 1700 litres and number 5 with about 38.000million litres!
There is some additional information available at the entrance; it's nice to have a look at this place because it is quit special to have such tunnels open to the public.

Types:
2x Tunnel for oil storage.

Darwin, Gardens Hill.
Victualling yard.

Next to the Darwin Botanical Gardens, on Gardens Hill cres, is a former Navy complex located.

The complex served as a storage place for all the food and rations for the Australian and Allied forces fighting in Asia. The dry stores were constructed in the early 1940s and came under attack by the Japanese in 1942. During that same period the entire city of Darwin was under attack by the Japanese air force, these raids killed a lot of people and caused severe damage to the city. The result of the attacks can still be seen on one of the entry doors of the dry store; there are two bullet holes visible. There are several other magazines in the area that are original build in WW2 and later on re-used. There is an unknown structure that clearly looks like a building from WW2 but we couldn't identify him on the maps.

Types:
>5 Dry stores/magazines.
1x Unknown building.
1x Remains, foundation.

Darwin, Landing grounds.
Landing ground 'Strauss'.

When you are driving towards Darwin, coming from the outback on the Stuart Highway, you'll encounter lots of places which have played a role in WW2. There are lots of signs on the road informing you about landing grounds, barracks and other remains from the war. Most of them are no longer visible and noting more than just an information board with old photos.

Landing ground Strauss is one of the few places which is till clearly visible, it is a landing strip used build in the war. The strip was part of a bigger plan to provide Darwin with better air cover after the Japanese attacks in 1942. The construction of 5 major air strips south of Darwin was ordered and the construction started in 1942. At the end of the war this landing ground could contain about 46 fighter planes; there were a runway, taxi lanes and supporting buildings and shelters for the planes on the site as well.
Today the only visible feature is the runway which is clearly visible; there are also several information boards on the site which tell you the whole story of the aerial defence of Darwin.

Types:
1x Landing strip.