Tamworth WWII history Fuel bunkers hidden in Nemingha by airforce NSW

Описание: The "old fuel railway depot" you are referring to is a former Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) fuel storage facility, built near the Nemingha railway siding just outside Tamworth in 1942. The site was a top-secret installation during World War II, designed to store aviation fuel in case of an air raid on major cities.
Nemingha fuel depot
Location: The facility is situated behind a current petrol station, near the Nemingha rail siding, which is near the 462km railway marker outside of Tamworth.

History: The depot was constructed in late 1942 to securely store large amounts of fuel away from the coast. At the time, it had four underground tanks and was guarded around the clock. The land was later sold in 1946.
Current state: The depot is now decommissioned, with the old fuel reserves sitting behind a Tamworth petrol station. Some infrastructure remains, such as the old guard house. The Nemingha railway station and siding itself, once essential for the depot, was closed in October 1985 and has since been removed.

Historical background
Purpose: The depot was secretly constructed in 1942 during World War II to store aviation fuel. It was intended as a reserve supply in case main air force bases in major cities were bombed.
Construction: The local Tamworth depot included four underground fuel tanks, one of which was used for mixing with an octane booster.
Security: To protect the vital resource, nine people staffed the facility, which was guarded 24/7.
Post-war: The depot was sold to a fuel company in 1946 and continued to be used for fuel storage until 1999. The site, now decommissioned, sits behind a Tamworth petrol station.
Current status: As of 2020, the abandoned Nemingha Station still existed, though the station building itself has since been removed. The former fuel reserve bunkers still exist behind a service station.

Capacity: It had four underground tanks, capable of holding 922,000 litres of aviation fuel.
Construction: The depot was built in late 1942 by local bricklayers and plasterers.
Post-WWII: The land was sold to the Australian Motorists Petrol Co. in 1946, and the final fuel was stored there in 1999.
Capacity: It contained four underground tanks. Three held 243,500 gallons each, and one was for mixing with tetraethyllead, an octane booster.

History: The depot was constructed in late 1942 to securely store large amounts of fuel away from the coast. At the time, it had four underground tanks and was guarded around the clock.