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Z Experimental Station

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The Z Experimental Station (ZES), Cairns was set up in July 1942, jointly by Secret Intelligence Australia and the Inter-Allied Services Department. [1]

24 relations: Allied Intelligence Bureau, Cairns, Charles Kingsford Smith, Exmouth, Western Australia, Folding kayak, Fraser Commando School, Fraser Island, Guerilla Warfare School, Hand-to-hand combat, Indonesia, Melbourne, MV Krait, Netherlands East Indies Forces Intelligence Service, Operation Copper, Operation Jaywick, Operation Rimau, Richard Ash Kingsford, Roy Kendall, Secret Intelligence Australia, Services Reconnaissance Department, Singapore, South West Pacific Area (command), Victoria (Australia), Z Special Unit.

Allied Intelligence Bureau

The Allied Intelligence Bureau (AIB) was a joint United States, Australian, Dutch and British intelligence and special operations agency during World War II.

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Cairns

Cairns is a city in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.

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Charles Kingsford Smith

Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith, MC, AFC (9 February 1897 – 8 November 1935), often called by his nickname Smithy, was an early Australian aviator.

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Exmouth, Western Australia

Exmouth is a town on the tip of the North West Cape in Western Australia.

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Folding kayak

A folding kayak is a direct descendant of the original Inuit kayak made of animal skins stretched over frames made from wood and bones.

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Fraser Commando School

The Fraser Commando School (FCS) was the main Services Reconnaissance Department training facility after training operations were transferred from the Z Experimental Station in October 1943.

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Fraser Island

Fraser Island (K'Gari, Gari) is a heritage-listed island located along the southeastern coast of the state of Queensland, Australia.

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Guerilla Warfare School

The Guerilla Warfare School was a commando and special operations training centre at Tidal River, Victoria, Australia during the Second World War.

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Hand-to-hand combat

Hand-to-hand combat (sometimes abbreviated as HTH or H2H) is a lethal or non-lethal physical confrontation between two or more persons at very short range (grappling distance, or within the physical reach of a handheld weapon) that does not involve the use of ranged weapons.

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Indonesia

Indonesia (or; Indonesian), officially the Republic of Indonesia (Republik Indonesia), is a transcontinental unitary sovereign state located mainly in Southeast Asia, with some territories in Oceania.

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Melbourne

Melbourne is the state capital of Victoria and the second-most populous city in Australia and Oceania.

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MV Krait

The MV Krait is a wooden hulled vessel famous for its use during World War II by the Z Special Unit (Z Force) of Australia during the raid against Japanese ships anchored in Singapore Harbour.

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Netherlands East Indies Forces Intelligence Service

Netherlands East Indies Forces Intelligence Service (also known by the acronym NEFIS), was a Dutch World War II era intelligence and special operations unit operating mainly in the Japanese-occupied Netherlands East Indies (now Indonesia).

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Operation Copper

Operation Copper was carried out by the Allied commando unit Z Special Unit, during World War II.

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Operation Jaywick

Operation Jaywick was a special operation undertaken in World War II.

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Operation Rimau

Operation Rimau was an attack on Japanese shipping in Singapore Harbour, carried out by an Allied commando unit Z Special Unit, during World War II using Australian built Hoehn military MKIII folboats.

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Richard Ash Kingsford

Richard Ash Kingsford (1821–1902) was an alderman and mayor of Brisbane Municipal Council, a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, Australia, and a mayor of Cairns, Queensland.

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Roy Kendall

Roy Kendall (9 June 1899 – 9 March 1972) was an English-born Australian politician and intelligence agent.

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Secret Intelligence Australia

Secret Intelligence Australia (SIA) was a British World War II intelligence unit commanded by Captain Roy Kendall who reported directly to MI6 in London.

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Services Reconnaissance Department

The Special Operations Australia (SOA), previously known as the Inter-Allied Services Department (ISD) and later given the cover name of the Services Reconnaissance Department (SRD), was an Australian military intelligence and special reconnaissance unit, during World War II.

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Singapore

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign city-state and island country in Southeast Asia.

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South West Pacific Area (command)

South West Pacific Area (SWPA) was the name given to the Allied supreme military command in the South West Pacific Theatre of World War II.

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Victoria (Australia)

Victoria (abbreviated as Vic) is a state in south-eastern Australia.

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Z Special Unit

Z Special Unit—also known as Special Operations Executive (SOE), Special Operations Australia (SOA) or the Services Reconnaissance Department (SRD)—was a joint Allied special forces unit formed during the Second World War to operate behind Japanese lines in South East Asia.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z_Experimental_Station

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