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19-August-2019
19-August-2019

Photographs supplied by Sandra Brown
The plaque commemorates the No. 49 Radar Station which operated from the site as part of the air defence network defending Australia during World War Two. 

Location

Address:Gorge Walk, Point Lookout, 4183
State:QLD
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -27.435259
Long: 153.544108
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:WW2
Actual Event Start Date:13-August-1943
Actual Event End Date:15-April-1946

Dedication

Front Inscription

     STRADBROKE ISLAND
            RADAR SITE

No. 49 Radar Station operated on this hill from 
30th August 1943 to 15th April 1946 
             as part of the 
Air Defence network defending Australia during 
          World War II. 
         Lest We Forget !
Erected by the Radar Branch RAAF Association QLD

Source: MA
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au