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*[http://www.defence.gov.au/army/aabc/Welcome.asp Australian Army Band] - Tasmania; |
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* [http://www.discovertasmania.com.au/home/index.cfm?siteid=297&display=product&productid=9000904&srch=true Discover Tasmania: Anglesea Barracks] |
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* [http://militarymuseumtasmania.org.au/main/ Military Museum of Tasmania] |
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* [http://www.heritage.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahpi/record.pl?RNE11301 AHPI Anglesea Barracks] |
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Revision as of 02:28, 14 October 2016
| Anglesea Barracks | |
|---|---|
| Hobart, Tasmania | |
 The two story Soldiers' Barracks at Anglesea Barracks. This building was built between 1847 and 1848. | |
| Type | Army post |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | Australian Army |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1814 |
| In use | 1814-present |
Anglesea Barracks is an Australian Defence Force barracks in central Hobart, Tasmania. The site was chosen in December 1811 by Lachlan Macquarie and construction began on the first buildings to occupy the site in 1814.
It is the oldest Australian Army barracks still in use and it celebrated its bicentenary in December 2011.[1]
Despite the small variation in spelling it was named after Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey who was involved with the Board of Ordnance.[2]
Current units and facilities
It is home to various civilian and military departments including:
- The Royal Tasmania Regiment
- The Adelaide Universities Regiment, Tasmania Company;
- Australian Army Band[permanent dead link] - Tasmania;
- No. 29 Squadron RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force);
- Navy Headquarters Tasmania (Royal Australian Navy);
- TS Hobart, Australian Navy Cadet Band
- Anglesea Barracks Medical Centre;
- Defence Support Group - Tasmania; and
- Defence Force Recruiting.
Angelsea Barracks messing
The barracks contains an Officers' Mess, Sergeants' Mess and the McGee VC Soldier Club.
Other facilities
It also houses, in the old gaol, the Military Museum of Tasmania.
Notes
- ^ "Australia's oldest operational barracks celebrates its bicentenary". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
- ^ Jobson 2009, p. 102.
References
- Jobson, Christopher (2009). Looking Forward, Looking Back: Customs and Traditions of the Australian Army. Wavell Heights, Queensland: Big Sky Publishing. ISBN 9780980325164.
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External links
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