, ▁Sho al ▁Bay , ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁Australia . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Tom are e ▁Head ▁B atter y , ▁Tom are e ▁B atter y ▁and ▁Steph ens ▁B atter y . ▁It ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁State ▁Heritage ▁Register ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Rad ar ▁at ▁Tom are e ▁Head ▁ ▁Tom are e ▁Head ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁sites ▁selected ▁in ▁an ▁air ▁force ▁project ▁to ▁protect ▁Australia ▁with ▁a ▁ring ▁of ▁rad ar ▁stations ▁around ▁the ▁continent . ▁The ▁threat ▁of ▁war ▁from ▁Japan ▁was ▁lo oming , ▁but ▁only ▁three ▁rad ar ▁sets ▁were ▁available : ▁the ▁project ▁was ▁launched ▁with ▁a ▁special ▁survey ▁to ▁select ▁three ▁sites . ▁Many ▁more ▁rad ar ▁sets ▁were ▁needed , ▁long ▁range ▁rad ar , ▁for ▁which ▁the ▁authorities ▁expected ▁a ▁long ▁delay , ▁so ▁it ▁was ▁essential ▁to ▁put ▁the ▁three ▁available ▁rad ar ▁sets ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁parts ▁of ▁Australia ▁requiring ▁them ▁most ▁ur g ently . ▁ ▁The ▁available ▁rad ar ▁sets ▁were ▁" on ▁loan " ▁from ▁a ▁C SI R ▁facility ▁called ▁the ▁Rad i oph ys ics ▁Labor atory , ▁British ▁sets ▁sent ▁for ▁research . ▁The ▁survey ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁two ▁very ▁senior ▁officers : ▁Dr ▁David ▁Mart yn , ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁Labor atory , ▁and ▁Squadron ▁Le ader ▁A . ▁G . ▁P ither , ▁the ▁Royal ▁Australian ▁Air ▁Force ▁rad ar ▁special