Porton Barracks

Porton Barracks
Porton Barracks
Cairns, Queensland in Australia
Site information
Type	Army barracks (1971–present);
Owner	Department of Defence
Operator	Australian Army (1971–present);
Location
	Porton Barracks Location in Queensland
Coordinates	17°00′08″S145°44′45″E / 17.00222°S 145.74583°E

Last updated August 12, 2025

Porton Barracks is a military facility founded in 1971 in Edmonton, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.^[1] It is the home of the 51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment.^[2]

Porton Barracks was named after the Battle of Porton Plantation. A battle during the Second World War that involved the 31st/51st Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment.

Current units

51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment
Delta Company, 31st/42nd Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment
134 ACU (Army Cadet Unit)^[3]

References

↑ "Porton Barracks". Defence. Australian Government. Archived from the original on 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
↑ "51 FNQR HEADQUARTERS QUEERAH PORTON BARRACKS, QUEENSLAND" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
↑ Cadets, GOLD:c=AU;o=Australian Government;ou=Department of Defence;ou=Australian Army (21 February 2018). "Australian Army Cadets - Unit Finder". armycadets.gov.au. Archived from the original on 11 March 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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[1] "Porton Barracks". Defence. Australian Government. Archived from the original on 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.

[2] "51 FNQR HEADQUARTERS QUEERAH PORTON BARRACKS, QUEENSLAND" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2020.

[3] Cadets, GOLD:c=AU;o=Australian Government;ou=Department of Defence;ou=Australian Army (21 February 2018). "Australian Army Cadets - Unit Finder". armycadets.gov.au. Archived from the original on 11 March 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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