RAN STATION 22
PORT WAR SIGNAL STATION TOWNSVILLE, QLD
DURING WW2

A Combined Port War Signalling Station Lookout Post and Command Post known as RAN Station 22 was established at Flagstaff Hill (also known as Pilot Hill) on 5 February 1942 at Townsville Harbour. A signal was sent from the Naval Board on 11 November 1944 to close down the P.W.S.S. on Flagstaff Hill.

MV Pagrus provided the Examination Vessel services for the port of Townsville.

There is a file in the Australian Archives as follows for the Townsville PWSS:-

Title:-  Filling of 1500 sand bags for PWSS [Port War Signal Station] Townsville 
Series number: MP150/1 
Control symbol: 569/228/38 
Contents date range: 1942 - 1945
Access status: Not yet examined
Location Melbourne 
Barcode no:  5938159

Title: Port War Signal Station Townsville - harbour defences 
Series number: MP1049/5 
Control symbol: 1855/5/19 
Contents date range: 1942 - 1942
Access status: Open 
Location: Melbourne 
Barcode no: 466595  

Title: Port War signal station & accommodation at Townsville 
Series number: MP1049/5
Control symbol: 1968/2/112 
Contents date range: 1941 - 1941
Access status: Open 
Location: Melbourne 
Barcode no: 472054

Can anyone help me with more information?

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This page first produced 16 November 2004

This page last updated 17 September 2021