The Teneriffe area was a vital cog in the Australian-American naval forces during WWII. The former Capricorn Wharf was a US submarine base, and just south of that was the Australian Navy's base HMAS Moreton.
The Capricorn Wharf returned to civilian duty as a commercial wharf following the war, and then was demolished as the Teneriffe precinct began its urban renewal.
HMAS Moreton continued as a naval base through until it was decommissioned in 1994 and then demolished soon after. This allowed the construction of Freshwater Apartments (below) on the site.
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(Photo: Brisbane City Council on flickr)
Here are a couple of photographs of HMAS Moreton shortly before it was demolished.
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(Photo: Brisbane City Council; BCC-S35-9866)
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The next photo shows two WRANS standing next to a Navy Oldsmobile at the base during WWII. I assume that they would have driven navy brass around at the time.
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(Photo: Australian War Memorial; P00294.001_1943)
Next we have a photograph from the early 1970s of HMAS Yarra berthed at the HMAS Moreton wharf. The suburb of New Farm and the Story Bridge are visible behind the base.
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(Photo: RAN Historical, Heritage Collection image ID NO. 04289)
A memorial plaque remembering the WRANS who served at HMAS Moreton has been fixed to a stone at the former site.
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The Capricorn Wharf returned to civilian duty as a commercial wharf following the war, and then was demolished as the Teneriffe precinct began its urban renewal.
HMAS Moreton continued as a naval base through until it was decommissioned in 1994 and then demolished soon after. This allowed the construction of Freshwater Apartments (below) on the site.
Here are a couple of photographs of HMAS Moreton shortly before it was demolished.
(Photo: Brisbane City Council; BCC-C35-942044.15)
The next photo shows two WRANS standing next to a Navy Oldsmobile at the base during WWII. I assume that they would have driven navy brass around at the time.
Next we have a photograph from the early 1970s of HMAS Yarra berthed at the HMAS Moreton wharf. The suburb of New Farm and the Story Bridge are visible behind the base.
A memorial plaque remembering the WRANS who served at HMAS Moreton has been fixed to a stone at the former site.
(Photo: http://www.flickr.com; © The Tanny Kid)
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