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Perth (115.86E
31.96S), with its port of
Fremantle, was the only sizeable
city on the west coast of Australia.
It
had a major air base and
there
were
significant industrial facilities in the city itself. The city was
headquarters of Western
Command and was garrrisoned by 13 Brigade when war broke out.
Climate Information:
Elevation 197'
Temperatures: Jan 85/63, Apr 76/57, Jul 63/48, Oct 70/53, record 112/34
Rainfall: Jan 3/0.3, Apr 8/1.7, Jul 19/6.7, Oct 12/2.2 == 34.7" per annum
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