Radar Hill | |
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Location | Gulf Developmental Road, Mount Surprise, Shire of Etheridge, Queensland, Australia |
Coordinates | 18°07′13″S 144°20′52″E / 18.1204°S 144.3479°E |
Design period | 1939 - 1945 (World War II) |
Built | About August 1943 |
Official name | No.53 RDF Station, Radar Hill |
Type | state heritage (built, archaeological) |
Designated | 12 July 2005 |
Reference no. | 602259 |
Significant period | 1943 (fabric) 1943–1945 (historical) |
Significant components | sentry post/s, pole/s - telephone, tower - radar, camouflage net securing points, barbed wire, bunker - concrete, slab/s - concrete, pit - weapons, cable - power, terracing, machinery/plant/equipment - defence, machine gun mounting |
Builders | Allied Works Council |
Radar Hill is a heritage-listed radar station at Gulf Developmental Road, Mount Surprise, Shire of Etheridge, Queensland, Australia. It was built about August 1943 by the Allied Works Council. It is also known as No. 53 RDF Station. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 12 July 2005.[1]