During World War II Stockton Beach was heavily fortified against a possible amphibious assault by Imperial Japanese forces. Many of these fortifications, in the form of barbed wire entanglements and concrete pyramid shaped blocks, commonly known as tank traps, may be seen along the beach. Many of the tank traps were removed after the war and now feature significantly around the car parking areas at Birubi beach. Some of the tank traps remain submerged though and pose a hazard to swimmers.
Ahh, I remember German bunkers appealing with low time in the North Sea when we swam there as children. Almost all of them have been removed since. Your pyramids look way better than those ugly, grey concrete buildings
Interesting to see these, we had square shaped ones on our coast in the North East of England. Many are still there - although actually I haven't been back there for a long time!
That's an interesting piece of history. Their life may have started out in wartime but at least they've been repurposed for peace- at least peaceful parking! I agree with Dione- they do remind me of the pyramids in Egypt.
I suppose the tank traps were necessary during the war because RAAF Williamtown is only about 23 km from Anna Bay and the beach here and dunes are 32 km long and go all the way to Newcastle which was an industrial city and known for its steel works etc.
I suppose the tank traps were necessary during the war because RAAF Williamtown is only about 23 km from Anna Bay and the beach here and dunes are 32 km long and go all the way to Newcastle which was an industrial city and known for its steel works etc.