▁until ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁and ▁Australian ▁art illery ▁units ▁trained ▁at ▁B atter y ▁Hill . ▁Fort ress ▁troops ▁were ▁station ed ▁on ▁B rib ie ▁Island , ▁Vol unte er ▁Def ence ▁Force ▁units ▁trained ▁in ▁the ▁hinter land , ▁and ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁Division ▁Australian ▁Imperial ▁Force ▁also ▁trained ▁in ▁the ▁district ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁before ▁being ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Division ▁( Mil it ia ). ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁about ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁American ▁troops , ▁and ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Australian ▁troops , ▁in ▁Land s borough ▁Sh ire ▁at ▁any ▁one ▁time , ▁before ▁training ▁cam ps ▁were ▁re located ▁to ▁the ▁A ther ton ▁Table land ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁Many ▁troops ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁would ▁have ▁arrived ▁and ▁depart ed ▁from ▁Land s borough ▁railway ▁station , ▁and ▁numerous ▁tro op ▁trains ▁also ▁passed ▁through ▁Land s borough ▁on ▁their ▁way ▁to ▁North ▁Queensland , ▁with ▁some ▁stopping ▁for ▁refresh ments . ▁After ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Cor al ▁Sea ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁many ▁Australian ▁and ▁American ▁troops ▁and ▁supplies ▁were ▁ra iled ▁north ▁on ▁the ▁single ▁railway ▁line ▁to ▁C air ns . ▁In ▁mid ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁a ▁tro op ▁train ▁full ▁of ▁American ▁soldiers ▁broke ▁down ▁at ▁the ▁Land s borough ▁station . ▁ ▁The ▁North ▁Coast ▁railway ▁line ▁was ▁extremely ▁busy ▁during ▁the ▁war , ▁and