From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Holsworthy Barracks

Barracks in New South Wales, Australia

Field	Value
name	Holsworthy Barracks
partof	Holsworthy military reserve
location	, Sydney, New South Wales
nearest_town
country	Australia
image	Holsworthy Barracks NSW Australia 20070223.jpg
image_size	300
caption	Aerial view of the barracks' helicopter facilities
image2	1989 UNTAG farewell parade at Holsworthy.JPG
image2_size	300
caption2	UNTAG farewell parade at Holsworthy Barracks for the 1 Australian Service Contingent (1ASC), 1989.
type	Barracks
coordinates
pushpin_map	Australia NSW metro Sydney
pushpin_mapsize	300
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Greater Sydney
pushpin_relief	1
pushpin_label	Holsworthy Barracks
pushpin_label_position	left
ownership	Department of Defence
operator
controlledby
open_to_public
site_other_label
site_other	Defence Force Correctional Establishment
site_area	22000 ha (Holsworthy military reserve)
code
built	1880s
used
height
length
fate
current_commander
past_commanders
garrison
occupants
ICAO	YSHW
elevation	250 ft
r1-number	11/29
r1-length	670 m
r1-surface	Asphalt
h1-length
airfield_other_label
airfield_other
footnotes	Sources: AIP

Holsworthy military base is an Australian Army military barracks, located in the Heathcote National Park in Holsworthy approximately 25 km from the central business district, in south-western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The barracks is part of the Holsworthy military reserve, which is 22000 ha training area and artillery range for the Australian Army, established in the 1880s and been in active use since World War I. Following World War II, it became a major base for the permanent component of the Australian Army in New South Wales. Holsworthy Military Airport is also located in the reserve. Activities carried out on the base include the use of firing ranges, chemical weapons testing, fire training, vehicle maintenance, and bulk chemical storage and distribution from numerous above ground and underground storage tanks.

Following the movement of many units of the Regular Army to Darwin, Northern Territory, in the late 1990s, many Army Reserve units were moved from other depots to Holsworthy Barracks, including the Headquarters of the 5th Brigade.

The base is currently home to 142 Signal Squadron, 2nd Commando Regiment (2 Cdo Regt), Special Operations Engineer Regiment and 6th Aviation Regiment. A number of training units and the Defence Force Correctional Establishment are also located at Holsworthy.

The base is also home to the regional headquarters of both NSW Australian Army Cadets Brigade and NSW 2nd Australian Army Cadets Brigade.

Terrorism plot

Main article: Holsworthy Barracks terror plot, Terrorism in Australia

On 4 August 2009, five men from Melbourne, Victoria, were charged over the Holsworthy Barracks terror plot, a plan to storm the barracks with automatic weapons, and shoot anyone they encountered until they themselves were killed or captured. The men were connected with the Somali-based terrorist group al-Shabaab. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd later announced that the federal government had ordered a review of security at all military bases. On 6 August 2009, a Daily Telegraph reporter and photographer were charged with taking a photograph of a defence installation after being granted entry to the military base. In December 2011 three of the terror plotters were sentenced to 18 years in prison.

References

(1 October 2013). "Holsworthy Barracks, New South Wales". Australian Government.
{{AIP AU. YSHW
"Major Army Bases". Department of Defence.
"DHA Holsworth Base Guide".
(5 August 2009). "Somali extremists on a 'fatwa order' from God". [[The Australian]].
Iaria, Melissa. (4 August 2009). "Terror suspects 'sought holy approval'". news.com.au.
(5 August 2009). "Terror suspects 'sought holy approval'". news.com.au.
(5 August 2009). "Govt orders review of security at military bases". news.com.au.
(6 August 2009). "Daily Telegraph journalists arrested at Holsworthy". news.com.au.
Ross, Norie. (17 December 2011). "Judge berates terrorists who were given refuge in Australia". [[Herald Sun]].

Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

barracks-in-australia military-installations-in-new-south-wales buildings-of-the-australian-government airports-in-greater-sydney military-installations-established-in-the-1880s 1880s-establishments-in-australia residential-buildings-in-sydney georges-river

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Holsworthy Barracks — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report