▁of ▁fort ifications ▁that ▁were ▁located ▁at ▁Tom are e ▁Head ▁is ▁of ▁interest ▁and ▁it ▁remains ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁a ▁few ▁non - urban ▁for ts . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁fort ifications ▁that ▁retain ▁some ▁elements ▁such ▁as ▁rif le ▁p its . ▁ ▁The ▁rad ar ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁air ▁warning ▁rad ar ▁made ▁in ▁Australia . ▁Design ed ▁by ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Scient ific ▁and ▁Indust rial ▁Research , ▁the ▁aer ial ▁and ▁turning ▁g ear ▁were ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁E ve le igh ▁Railway ▁Work sh ops ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Rail ways ▁and ▁the ▁electron ics ▁were ▁assemble d ▁by ▁the ▁H M V ▁Gram oph one ▁Company , ▁all ▁located ▁in ▁Sydney . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁be ▁man ned ▁by ▁mechan ics ▁wh olly ▁trained ▁by ▁the ▁RA AF , ▁first ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁building ▁designed ▁and ▁built ▁for ▁rad ar ▁and ▁the ▁longest ▁serving ▁RA AF ▁rad ar ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁ 2 . ▁The ▁site ▁was ▁also ▁associated ▁with ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁tro op ▁movements ▁on ▁the ▁Australian ▁main land ▁with ▁beach ▁training ▁by ▁al lied ▁troops . ▁Tom are e ▁Head ▁is ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁on going ▁concern ▁of ▁Australian ▁govern ments ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁with ▁the ▁defence ▁of ▁Australia ' s ▁coast line ▁and ▁fear ▁of ▁invasion ▁that ▁existed ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁ 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁place ▁has ▁a ▁strong ▁or ▁special ▁association ▁with ▁a ▁person , ▁or ▁group ▁of ▁persons