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United States Naval Base (134 Receiving Station)

The United States Navy (USN) requisitioned New Farm Park in September 1942 for development into the major USN accommodation base in Brisbane. The New Farm Receiving Station could house 500 enlisted men and smaller numbers of unmarried officers. It also provided messing, recreation, immediate medical and postal facilities for the sailors. The USN closed the Station in January 1946, about five months after War’s end. The Australian Government then leased the base to the Dutch forces fighting against the Republic of Indonesia.

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Location

5 Hopetoun Way

New Farm, QLD 4006

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Place type

Military camp

History

The arrival in Brisbane of United States Navy warships in April 1942 saw the establishment of the New Farm submarine base. Initially, USN personnel numbers (252) were small and accommodated in hotels or boarding houses. By June, USN facilities had expanded and Brisbane was designated USN Base 134. With increasing numbers of sailors to house, the USN leased Brisbane City Council’s New Farm Park and riverfront land belonging to the Colonial Sugar Refining Company on 14 September 1942. The leases were arranged through the Australian Army Hiring Service offices at Victoria Barracks.

The site was developed into the USN New Farm...

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