Post-war Claims
Proponents of the existence of the Brisbane Line proposal often refer to the existence of concrete tank traps near places such as Tenterfield, which were constructed in the late 1930s, as evidence. However the existence of defences in New South Wales did not suggest any intention of abandoning other parts of Australia.
In his memoir My Fifteen Years with the General General MacArthur's aide Colonel Sydney Huff wrote about a rejected plan to establish a line across the centre of Australia and defend it until help could come from America.
MacArthur, in his own memoir Reminiscences, stated that the if an invasion did occur the Australian military had plans to establish a line of defence following the Darling River from Brisbane to Adelaide.
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