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1829
[edit]by 1830 ithill is known as cantonment hill due the location of a military camp near by. It was a popular lookout over the fledgling settlement of Fremantle Robert Dale painted the view in 1830. Families of Indigenous prison held on Rottnest would send signals from the hill, the fires would aslo help those trying to escape.
1850
[edit]1877 limestone quarry 1891 application for vesting 1892 vest as public garden 1900s areas cleared for gardens paths added 1907 land is sold to the commonweath dept of defence
1910
[edit]1922 cof lease a section of land back for recreation 1931 sustenance work
1930
[edit]1939 WWII starts tunnels are constructed in the hill
1950
[edit]no date VB decomissioned 1956 signal station 1964 signal station closes --> fpa tower
1970
[edit]1974 "oval" leased to Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions as playing fields 1981 epa 1982 CBC PS takes over sisters lease 1982 site works - clear, level, retic uses thru until 1997 1992 management plan developed 1997 heritage listing over site and features 1997 lot 50 BFS
2000=
[edit]2000 DD announces plan to sell site - CHRAG and Army Museum campaign for retention/protection 2001 Feds announce plans to gift to the state 2010 CoF takes ownership of site 2011 working group established 2012 master plan published