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Charleville in outback Queensland played an overlooked but fascinating part of Australia’s World War II history.

The secret outback base where the US hid one of its top weapons

Despite playing host to 3500 US airmen and hiding a device used in the bombing of Hiroshima, Charleville barely registers a blip on Australia’s wartime radar.

  • by Catherine Best
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Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/traveller/topic/tourism-and-events-queensland-6fz6