HMAS ''Mindari''

HMAS Mindari
Woolloomooloo, Sydney, New South Wales in Australia
HMAS Mindari
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates 33°52′13″S 151°13′20″E / 33.87028°S 151.22222°E / -33.87028; 151.22222Coordinates: 33°52′13″S 151°13′20″E / 33.87028°S 151.22222°E / -33.87028; 151.22222
Site information
Owner
Operator  Royal Australian Navy
Site history
In use 1 January 1943 (1943-01-01) – 30 April 1948 (1948-04-30)
Fate
  • Decommissioned;
  • A naval film laboratory and cinema
  • Now occupied by the Gunnery Art Gallery (since 1975)

HMAS Mindari is a former Royal Australian Navy (RAN) gunnery instruction centre located on Cowper Wharf Road in Woolloomooloo, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, that was in operation during World War II.

History

Prior to its resumption and later acquisition by the Australian Government for defence purposes, the site was built by John Fairfax & Sons as a store for The Sydney Morning Herald.[1] HMAS Mindari was commissioned on 1 January 1943[2] and was decommissioned on 30 April 1948[3] and was initially used as a naval film laboratory and cinema before being repurposed as the Gunnery Art Gallery under the management of the Ministry for the Arts.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "ARTSPACE VISUAL ARTS CENTER – WOOLLOOMOOLOO IN SYDNEY (PHOTOS)". Leonard Epstein Photography. Leonard Epstein. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Australian Naval History on 1 January 1943". Naval Historical Society of Australia Inc. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Australian Naval History on 30 April 1948". Naval Historical Society of Australia Inc. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
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