Dubbo RAAF Stores Depot
The Dubbo RAAF Stores Depot is an heritage-listed former Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) stores depot located at Cobra Street, Dubbo in the Dubbo Regional Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The depot was designed by Sidney Williams & Co and built from 1940 to 1943. It is also known as Dubbo RAAF Stores Depot (former), No. 5 (1942) and No. 6 Stores Depot (1942–52); No. 2 Stores Depot Detachment D (1952–92); Defence National Storage and Distribution Centre Detachment (1992-1995). The property is owned by private companies, Andorra Developments and Belmorgan Property Development. The depot was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 29 June 2004.
Caribou Air Force Station
Building No. 272, also known as Storage Structure ‘A-2’, was constructed in 1955 of reinforced concrete and was similar to Building No. 260. The structure appeared to have a single story above a basement level, but the above ground level was never a usable space. Its interior could not be accessed and its apparent windows and door openings were never operable. The eastern elevation of the false structure had a blind doorway placed off-center and blind windows as well. A basement-level entrance was provided on the eastern elevation. A short concrete stairway led to a concrete loading dock with a flat roof. A single doorway provided access to the 34-foot-long corridor that led to a small room contained within the exterior wall of the building. Beyond this room, the interior was identical to that of Building No. 260. This building was constructed on the side of a hill, and most of the structure was below ground. All of the vaults were deep below ground with over twenty feet of solid reinforced concrete above them. The structure maintained a very low profile which would have been unaffected by the blast wave of a surface or near surface detonation. Building No. 272 represented the new and improved model in nuclear capsule storage. In addition to storage facilities for the weapons and related components, a number of specialized facilities needed for weapons maintenance was constructed at the site.