WW2 Oil Storage

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(401) · Military museum in Darwin, Australia
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The WW2 Oil Storage Tunnels were built as "TOP SECRET" installation after the Bombing of Darwin saw the above ground oil storage tanks …

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Jan 19, 2025
A solid 4 - needs a little maintenance with some lights out and displays not functional, but quite an amazing bit of Darwin history, and such a low cost it’s hard to be critical - well worth an hour … Full review by jaffle
Nov 9, 2024
We really enjoyed this. We liked it had pretty much been kept as original. It was very informative and the photos were good. It took us approx 1 hour but we were reading everything Full review by shacambray
Oct 16, 2024
These are tunnels built to store oil in WWII to stop the Japanese attacking fuel storage. In the event they were never used. Nevertheless the story of their construction is fascinating. You get to… Full review by Andy F

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Population:293 (2021)
Established:2006

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Trying to plan our Darwin Itinerary. How long should we allow for this tour please ?
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It’s relatively close to the Royal flying doctor museum which is well worth seeing. Allow 90-120 mins for the latter.
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There was a little quiz in the first room. To guess how much fuel can fit in the tanks. Which tanks was it about and where …
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There was a little quiz in the first room. To guess how much fuel can fit in the tanks. Which tanks was it about and where do you guys want my guess ?
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Hi, sorry I did not see that quiz,
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