Defender: Bribie North Traditional Cache

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GeoCrater: I am regretfully archiving this cache since there's been no response from nor action by the cache owner within the time frame requested in the last reviewer note.

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Hidden : 5/18/2008
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
4 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

FORT BRIBIE
This is another in the Defender series

The Bribie Island World War II fortifications stand along the eastern shore of Bribie Island and consist of the remains of three groups: Fort Bribie on north Bribie Island, Skirmish Point Battery to the north of Woorim at south Bribie Island, and the Royal Australian Navy Station No.4 at the north end of Woorim.



The army began moving on to Bribie Island in 1939 at the start of World War II, but it was not until 1940 that Fort Bribie was chosen for development as the principal defensive site of Moreton Bay.

The shipping channels in Moreton Bay simplified the proposed placement of batteries. The major access route into the Brisbane River was the north-west channel, which ran close to the shore near Caloundra, south-east across the bay towards Moreton Island, and then south-west towards the mouth of the river, forming a Z-shaped route. This dictated the ideal positions for artillery batteries, with the most effective sites for guns being the closest points to the channel bends.

Fort Bribie was operational by early 1942.

Construction work was undertaken by the Commonwealth Department of the Interior and cost about £55,000, including construction of the fortress buildings, administrative, logistical and residential structures, building works and engineering services.

In 1945 instructions were given for all coastal defences, except those in Darwin, Sydney and Fremantle, to be scaled down and kept in a state of care and maintenance. Any building material at Fort Bribie that could be disassembled and used elsewhere was taken apart and transported off the island. Some of the barrack buildings were cut off their stumps and sold as housing, with the concrete slabs remaining.

In early 1993 a conservation study was carried out and eight reinforced concrete structures were identified at Fort Bribie, one at the Skirmish Point Battery and three at the RAN Station No.4.

These structures are entered in the Queensland Heritage Register and sit within the Bribie Island Recreation Area managed by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. (Now EPA)

This cache requires 4WD access or a VERY LONG walk (approx 20+km).

Park at the coordinates given if coming via the "surf Beach and use the access point there, or there is a 5km round walk available from a carpark that is acessible from the track entry near the Poverty Point access road. Permits for 4WD access are required for both access routes. Permit details

Further info on Fort Bribie:
Peter Dunn's Oz@War Site
Dr. Richard Walding's site on indicator loops.

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