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- PublisherAustralian Defence Force Journal
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0646262513
- ISBN 13 9780646262512
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages210
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Condition of Hardback Book and Dustjacket: As New Victoria Barracks was originally built as accommodation for British troops, including the 12th and 40th Regiment of Foot who were involved in putting down the armed Eureka Stockade rebellion in Ballarat, Victoria, and later the Colony of Victoria's colonial forces. The earliest building (G Block) at Victoria Barracks was built by soldiers on the 40th Regiment, under the supervision of a Royal Engineer officer, from 1856 to 1858, while the remaining buildings were built by civil contractors with the original bluestone buildings between 1856 and 1872. The Barracks housed the Department of Defence following the Federation of Australia in 1901. A large extension, A Block New Wing, was added to accommodate the Department of Defence in 1917; while it looked like the original A Block building, the construction method and interior were completely modern for the time. In 1936 the Repatriation Commission took control of a parcel of land on the corner of St Kilda Road and Coventry Street to establish the Repatriation Commission Outpatient Clinic, which opened on 15 November 1937. The day clinic was designed by Commonwealth architect George Hallendal in an Art Deco style for World War I veterans. Another modern art deco building, M Block, was added in 1939 and the floor was the first continuous concrete pour in Australia. The Barracks were named in honour of Queen Victoria. There are also Victoria Barracks in Sydney and Brisbane. During World War II, Victoria Barracks Melbourne housed the Australian War Cabinet, composed of senior MP's from the Government and Opposition parties. The Defence Secretariat occupied the second floor of A Block New Wing which also contained the office of senior military staff, the Secretary of the Department Defence (Sir Frederick Shedden), visiting Ministers of State and their secretaries and support staff, and the War Cabinet room. The wartime Prime Ministers (Robert Menzies and later John Curtin) also had offices near the War Cabinet Room throughout the war. Eric Nave's Navy cryptographic unit was at Victoria Barracks until it moved to FRUMEL. Myth has it that the United States Army General Douglas MacArthur had an office at the barracks; however this is not true as his HQ was at the Hotel Australia in the Melbourne CBD.[citation needed] It was in fact General Sir Thomas Blamey who had his HQ at the barracks while serving as Commander-in-Chief, Australian Military Forces, and simultaneously in international command as Commander-in-Chief Allied Land Forces in the South-West Pacific Area under MacArthur. 210pp. Seller Inventory # 1256
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