YOOROONAH TANK TRAPS
ABT 12 KMS SW OF EBOR
NEW ENGLAND TABLELANDS
IN AUSTRALIA DURING WWII

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There are eight triangle tetrahedra (triangular concrete blocks) still located on the higher ground near Yooroonah, about 12 kms SW of Ebor on the New England Tablelands. There were also apparently 75 wooden posts barriers (now only about 50 or so could be seen in the area in 2026). The others had been burnt down by local bush fire sover the years or attacked by white ants. They were apparently installed to force enemy tanks into the marshy areas.

There is a tunnel nearby under the old original road that was full of explosives to blow up the road in the event of a Japanese invasion. The steel boxes that contained the approximate 1.5 tons of explosives are still located in the tunnel.

The tunnel was dug using two shifts of two men each 7.5 hour shift, working 6 days per week. The tunnel was about 60 feet long with two branches at the end. It was reportedly originally 10 feet high but is now only about 5 feet high and about 4 foot wide.




Eight tetrahedra triangular concrete blocks can still be seen on Google Earth

 

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This page first produced 29 October 2026

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