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Summary
Talgarno was a military airbase on Anna Plains Station used in the post-Second World War period for the monitoring and recovery of British Blue Streak rockets, test-fired from Woomera in South Australia. The military base was established in 1958-1959 and was a well-equipped facility providing single and married quarters, and a range of services including a swimming pool, cinema and hospital. The airstrip on the site was well built and enabled large aircraft to land at the site. By September 1964, Talgarno was decommissioned and dismantled. (W.A. Heritage Council)
Warnings and disclaimer
Title devised by cataloguer. Caption on original slide mount: Talgarno.
Subjects
- Military bases, British -- Western Australia -- Kimberley -- Photographs.
- Rocketry -- Western Australia -- Kimberley -- Photographs.
- Online image.
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Call Number
BA3437/10
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