Treloar Resource Centre
The Treloar Resource Centre, also known as the Treloar Centre and Treloar Technology Centre, is the
History
From the 1950s the AWM used a warehouse in
By 2017, the AWM had purchased five parcels of land at Mitchell to accommodate expansions of the Treloar Resource Centre. These included a block of land which was leased to a third party until 2040. At this time, the total storage space available to the AWM was 15,500 square metres.[3]
The AWM's website states that the Treloar Resource Centre contains "one of the world's leading military equipment collections".[4] This includes a large number of World War I artillery guns.[5] An annual "Big Things in Store" open day is conducted at the facility.[1]
In 2017 the AWM received approval to construct an additional building at the Treloar Resource Centre. This facility will provide a further 5,240 square meters of storage space.[6][7]
See also
References
- Citations
- ^ a b Australian War Memorial 2017, p. 4.
- ^ a b "Warehoused war relics to go on parade". The Canberra Times. 7 February 1994. p. 3. Retrieved 21 July 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Australian War Memorial 2017, p. 5.
- ^ "Service Charter". Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ Sibthorpe, Clare (4 September 2015). "'Big things in store' reveals behind-the-scenes look at war memorial preservation". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ O'Mallon, Finbar (2017). "Australian War Memorial to get new hangar to address 'storage deficit'". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works (2017). "Australian War Memorial, Treloar E Large Technology Objects Store Project, ACT". Report 7/2017. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- Works consulted
- Australian War Memorial (2017). "Treloar E Large Technology Objects Store Project: Statement of Evidence to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 21 July 2018.