Gladstone Wharves and Water Front

Auckland Point Jetties/Port Curtis/Stevedores

During World War II, the Port of Gladstone handled a vast number of US troop and equipment movement, en-route to camps in Rockhampton. The Waterside Workers and the Port of Gladstone received accolades by the Allied Forces, especially the US Forces, for their professionalism and dedication to the support of the transport and cargo vessels supplying the war effort. The main access points for the wharves were at Auckland Point and Port Curtis, to the north-east of the main centre of Gladstone.

Place information

Location

Macfarlane Street

Gladstone, QLD 4680

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Place type

Naval/port facility

History

Three US Divisions had passed through Gladstone by early 1944. The divisions were part of the US I (1st) Corps Headquarters, commanded by Major General Robert L. Eichelberger, which eventually arrived in Rockhampton in August. It initially contained the 32nd and 41st Infantry divisions, however, the 32nd Division diverted south to Camp Cable, south of Brisbane, and only the 41st entered camp in Rockhampton. The third division to join I Corps, and the second US division sent to Rockhampton, was the 24th Infantry Division, which arrived in Rockhampton in September 1943. The 24th was originally the Hawaiian Division, and it...

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