Iain
Military equipment and ammunition were dumped in Australia after the 2nd
World War. I have worked with blokes who claimed to have unearthed ammo
dumps in Victoria, a bit of a problem arose when they set fire to the grass
with the tracer bullets that were mixed in with the rest of the 303 ammo. I
also was told of diesel dumps left on the islands off Cooktown by the Yanks
after the war. The diesel was covered in a green scum so they didn't use it
for running their boat motors.
John
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From: "Iain Stuart" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 7:22 AM
Subject: Re: Iceland?


> Alasdair,
>
> every military base has the same story which qualifies as an "urban" myth.
> The best version is that divers found the graveyard where US Aircraft
> Carriers dumped their aircraft at the end of WWII and it contained
> "pristine" examples of aircraft just ready to be salvaged. All you had to
do
> is pay the divers a fee for the location....
>
> I can't quite imagine the Poms throwing their equipment into the lake in
> 1941 can you?
>
> yours
>
> Dr Iain Stuart
> Principal, Archaeology and Heritage Management
> HLA-Envirosciences Pty. Ltd.
> P.O. Box 726
> Pymble, NSW 2073
> Australia
>
> Ph.  61 2 99884422
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