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Welcome to podcast number 55 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net
The Park Orchards Chalet lies empty in the north east Melbourne suburb of Park Orchards. Originally built as a country club house in 1928, during WW2 the Australian army soon requisitioned the chalet and surrounds. In 1942 the Chalet became the administrative headquarters of the Land Headquarters Heavy Wireless Group. It’s signallers, numbering up to 400 , set up camp at the nearby oval. During the war, the Chalet and grounds were used as a transmission and receiving station, and later trained agents setting up clandestine networks for espionage and intelligence as the School for Eastern Interpreters.
Recently, I travelled to Park Orchards and met with David McNiff, the President of the Park Orchards Ratepayers Association. David tells us about the history of the chalet, and it’s sad state of affairs today.
Pora’s web site is pora.org.au
You can find out more information about the Chalet on our Facebook page.
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Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 52- Ladies to the front: the hidden history of women in Australian airforce bands
Thanksforyourservice -Podcast 51- Beyond the Great Escape- RAAF airmen of Stalag Luft III
Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 50- The First Ashore- Gallipoli 1915
Thanksforyourservice Podcast 49- Riding for Veterans Charity
Thanksforyourservice Podcast 48- Ballarat ANZACS Exhibition
Thanksforyourservice Podcast 47- Women of the Women’s Royal Australian Air Force (WRAAF)
Thanksforyourservice Podcast 46- The Battle of the Bismarck Sea-Part 2
Thanksforyourservice Podcast 45- The Battle of the Bismarck Sea
Thanksforyourservice Podcast 44-The Shrine, Surrey Gardens, Melbourne, Australia.
Thanksforyourservice Podcast 43 The Sir John Monash Centre
Thanksforyourservice Podcast 42- WWII The Australians fighting the Vichy French
Thanksforyourservice Podcast 41-The J7 submarine
Thanksforyourservice Podcast 40- Special Missions in Persia and Russia
Thanksforyourservice Podcast 39- Secret Intelligence Australia
Thanksforyourservice Podcast 38 The Coastwatchers Part 2
Thanksforyourservice Podcast 37 The Coastwatchers
Thanksforyourservice Podcast 36 Z Special Unit
Thanksforyourservice Podcast 35 Mustard Gas Men
Thanksforyourservice Podcast 34 HMVS Cerberus
Thanksforyourservice Podcast 33 WW2 Australian Service Medal
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