United States Army Officers’ accommodation/billet

'Broomham' Residence

The small cottage at 152 Groth Street was originally located next-door at the corner of Groth and Beams Roads. During the latter part of World War Two, it was leased by the US Army to provide officers’ billets.

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Location

152 Groth Road

Boondall, QLD 4034

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Place type

Military accommodation

History

The house at 152 Groth Road had been built on the adjacent block (now 154 Groth Road) and it was built on high stumps. During the early 1930s it was the home of the Broomham Family. The US Army leased the vacant small workers cottage at the corner of Groth and Beams Roads, Boondall sometime between 1942 and 1944 to provide officers’ accommodation. The surrounding district was mainly farmland with only a few isolated houses usually located along the main roads.

While enlisted men and non-commissioned officers (NCOs) in the US Army were housed in barracks, officers were sometimes allowed to...

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