Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Station 1 accommodation building

Military camp
South-East

41 Victoria Terrace, Caloundra 4551

Royal Austrralian Navy (RAN) Station 1, a Port War Signal Station (PWSS), was constructed at Caloundra Head sometime after March 1941. A timber signal station accommodation building was located west of the signal tower, at what is now 41 Victoria Terrace. This one storey timber structure on stumps, served as the Whitecliff private hospital for some time, from 1948. It has since been demolished.

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RAN Station 9, Pinkenba (Myrtletown), Queensland Heritage Register 602448

Signal Station (former), Queensland Heritage Register 601097 [refers to Signal station at Cowan Cowan]

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Dunn, P. “RAN Station 1—Port War Signal Station initially at Cowan Cowan, Moreton Is. then “Buena Vista", Moffat Head, Caloundra then Wickham Point, Caloundra".

Timeline of the Caloundra District, Sunshine Coast Libraries Photographic Collection