This cache is second in a series of heritage listed places in
Kelvin Grove.
This micro-cache is located on the old Goma Barracks site, now
QUT's Kelvin Grove campus. The cache location is a nice little area
hidden away from everything where you can sit down and relax for a
while.
Read more about this location at EPA Qld's webbsite:
Gona Barracks. There will be a test later. :)
The Gona Barracks are important indemonstrating the
pattern of Queensland's history as evidence of Queensland's
preparations for military involvement in various world conflicts.
Specifically, the Gona Barracks is associated with the expansion of
military training for militia forces after the introduction of
compulsory military training in 1911, the provision of facilities
for specialist militia units, and the continuation of voluntary
military forces until 1998. The place contains World War I drill
halls built for militia units of infantry, and more specialised
groups such as the artillery, engineers and service corps, and as
such demonstrates the extent of the various sections of the armed
forces at the time and the commitment of the citizen soldiers who
comprised these units. The general size of the barracks site also
demonstrates the site's early history as the Brisbane Grammar
School endowment, from 1879 to 1911.
Also, whilst you are in the area, look down. There are a lot of
interesting historical plaques in the pavement to read.