WOODMAN POINT

'Woodman Point' is a headland on the west coast of Western Australia. It is located in the Perth suburb of Munster, 22km south-south-east of the city centre and 8km south of Fremantle. It extends westward into the Indian Ocean. The coastal waters immediately to the north of the point are known as Owen Anchorage, while to the south is Jervoise Bay. Woodman Point marks the northern extent of Cockburn Sound.
Woodman Point is contained completely within the 'Woodman Point Regional Park', a 54 hectare national park with recreational facilities including parklands, playgrounds, jetties, and a caravan park; and historic sites including a World War II prisoner-of-war camp and World War II munitions bunkers.
1904 marks the year in which the land was set aside to quarantine people. It was used extensively throughout the years of war, between 1919 and 1924. The facilities continued to be used into the 1950’s, as people immigrating to Australia were required to have their baggage and clothing fumigated to stop the foot and mouth disease from entering the country.
Woodman Light, a lighthouse built in 1902, is located just beyond the eastern boundary of the reserve. In 1966 the State Electricity Commission (now Western Power) built a wastewater treatment plant at Woodman Point. It was replaced by another plant in a new location also at Woodman Point in 1984.

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★ List of POW camps in Australia

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★ Robert Powell & Jane Emberson (1981) ''Woodman Point : a relic of Perth's coastal vegetation'' Perth, W.A., Artlook, ISBN 0864450117