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Preston Drill Hall
Cnr Raglan Street and Plenty Road,Preston, DAREBIN CITY

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    • Physical Description 1

      Preston Drill Hall - Physical Description 1

      World War 1 corrugated iron drill hall

      Historical Australian Themes

      Preston Drill Hall - Historical Australian Themes

      Providing administrative structures and authorities - defence

      Usage/Former Usage

      Preston Drill Hall - Usage/Former Usage

      5/6 Royal Victorian Regiment

      Veterans Description for Public

      Preston Drill Hall - Veterans Description for Public

      The Preston Drill Hall, located on the corner of Raglan Street and Plenty Road, houses the 5/6 Royal Victorian Regiment. The building dates from the period when the expansion of the armed forces from 1911 and then the outbreak of the First World War resulted in a large number of drill halls being constructed by the Commonwealth up to 1918. During this period, drill halls were constructed to only two basic designs and varied only in size. Except for the naval drill halls (Port Melbourne, in brick, and Western Port HMAS Cerberus, in timber) all of the drill halls were constructed in corrugated iron.

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