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Cintra
US 832nd Signal Photographic Detachment
The original 'Cintra', a two-storeyed Georgian influenced stone house (now called Cintra House, 23 Boyd Street), was built in 1863–64, and was extended to the south by later residents. The southern extension later became a separate residence at 55 Boyd Street, the Cintra Nursing Home, while the 1860s residence became Our Lady of Victories Convent in 1927. During WWII the US Army occupied the adjacent 'Luna Park', and 'Newstead House' as well as the residence at 55 Boyd Street (today’s 'Cintra').
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'Cintra' became Headquarters of Photo Unit 1, a 12-man detachment of the US Army’s 832nd Signal Service Battalion, which moved to Brisbane from Sydney in late 1942. The 832nd was part of the US Army Signal Corps that had been made responsible early in the war for the production of films as part of the Army Pictorial Service. These films were most often used for training purposes, however a considerable amount of footage found its way into publicly displayed newsreels on the war effort. The Unit were also involved in providing the images utilised in General Douglas MacArthur’s public relations...
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