3rd Australian Field Bakery Unit

Atherton Showgrounds

Type: Supply facility
Region: Atherton Tablelands

Louise Street, Atherton 4883

The military took over the Atherton Showground in 1942. Bake houses (3rd Australian Field Bakery Unit) were built on the western side of the show ring and supplied fresh bread for all the forces in the area.

Source/comments

Pearce, Howard. January 2009. WWII-NQ: A cultural heritage overview of significant places in the defence of north Queensland during World War II. EPA, Brisbane.

Pullar, M. 1997. Prefabricated WWII Structures in Queensland. A Report for the National Trust of Queensland.

National Archives of Australia, 286/3. Atherton Tableland Base Area, December 1942-November 1944.

Australian War Memorial Images.