Hell's Point Ammunition Dump
AMMO DUMP NOV 1943AMMO DUMP NOV 1943AMMO DUMP NOV 1943STUART TANK 2STUART TANKSTUART TANK 3STUART TANKS 4STUART TANKS DUG OUTSTUART TANKS DUG OUT 2STUART TANKS DUG OUT 3STUART TANKS DUG OUT 4EMPTY CASESJAPANESE AMMUNITIONAMTRAC NEAR ALLIGATOR CREEKAMTRACSTUART TANK BURIEDBOMBSMORE BOMBSSTUART TANK BURIEDAMTRACJAPANESE 13MM AMMUNITIONJAPANESE 13MM AMMUNITIONMORE AMMOSTORAGE AREA
This area was established as a major Ammunition Dump for the South West Pacific area in 1942 -43. As well as all types of US ammunition tanks and captured Japanese ordnance were stored here .

In November 1943 a nearby grass fire caused the dump to catch fire and explode over a 3 day period. Due to the remaining live ammunition in this area it remains a restricted and patroled area to this day.

The Stuart tanks in these photos were stripped of partsd and probably ended up in the 20 x 40 metre blast crater in 1945. They were dug out in 2012.
STUART TANK DUG UP IN 2012STUART TANKSTUART TANKSTUART TANKPETE WITH STUART TANK AUG 2012STUART TANKSTUART TANKSTUART TANK INTERIORHELLS POINT SIGNTANKS NEAR THE ACCESS ROADSTUART TANKSSTUART TANKSTUART TANLKREAR OF STUART TAKSTUART TANK