▁was ▁a ▁resident ▁by ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁and ▁ 1 4 th ▁AA ▁batter ies ▁by ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁Post ▁Master ▁General , ▁Or dn ance ▁Services , ▁and ▁the ▁Anti ▁A ircraft ▁batter ies ▁were ▁still ▁using ▁some ▁buildings ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁but ▁from ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁on wards ▁the ▁Royal ▁Australian ▁Navy ▁( R AN ) ▁gradually ▁took ▁over ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁complex , ▁which ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Fair mile ▁Naval ▁Base ▁( by ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁the ▁base ▁was ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁' H MA S ▁Mor eton , ▁Col ms lie '). ▁The ▁factory ' s ▁jet ty ▁became ▁a ▁ref u elling ▁wh arf , ▁and ▁n avy ▁work sh ops ▁and ▁a ▁repair ▁s lip way ▁were ▁built ▁between ▁the ▁factory ▁and ▁the ▁river . ▁ ▁New ▁ten ants ▁were ▁soon ▁to ▁follow . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Curt in ▁had ▁expressed ▁the ▁view ▁that , ▁for ▁security ▁reasons , ▁Australia ' s ▁population ▁had ▁to ▁increase ▁to ▁ 2 0 ▁million . ▁The ▁Commonwealth ▁Department ▁of ▁Im m igration ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁the ▁goal ▁was ▁to ▁allow ▁ 7 0 , 0 0 0 ▁migr ants ▁into ▁Australia ▁each ▁year , ▁( rough ly ▁ 1 % ▁of ▁Australia ' s ▁population ▁at