Monument record HXN 061 - Stradbroke. Auxiliary Unit Operational Base

Valley Farm, Stradbroke. Auxiliary Unit 'hideout' - now DESTROYED.
The OB was completed by September 1940 and is situated near the foot of a sandy slope that appears to at some time have been used locally for sand extraction.
The OB was built by the patrol members themselves and consisted of a main chamber built from timber and corrugated sheeting, with an adjoining room that housed the bunks. The structure had a flat roof, covered with soil and well camouflaged. There was only one entrance/exit opening. It was accessed via a trapdoor, with a zig-zag gully leading away from it into the woods.
The corrugated sheeting is said to have been removed at some time in the past although some can still be discerned, covered with sand, at the end wall.
A rectangular depression is all that remains. It measures approx 3.50 by 2.50 metres and is about 1.50 metres maximum deep at one end. It is orientated E/W.
Some timbers and wooden posts remain near the end wall. They would once have formed part of the roof and of the sidewalls.
Two short wooden posts are still in place by the NW corner marking the entrance (S2).