Lat
4° 17' 60S Long 152° 7' 60E Located on a ridgetop, overlooking Karavia Bay, to the south-west of Rabaul. Extensive bunkers, underground fortications and anti-aircraft and naval guns lined this road, many remain to this day.
Coastwatcher's
Memorial Lookout
Located off the (Burma) Vuruga Road Also know as Coastwatcher's Lookout or Coastwatcher's Memorial and Coastwatchers Reserve. A modest monument
was dedicated in 1968, but seems to has dissapeared today. The location offers
the best views of Rabaul and Simpson Harbor. In the 1970's a Zero was displayed here
and set up as a war memorial. Today, there are several underground bunkers,
AA guns and artillery located here. Also, Australian weapons from the
defense of Rabaul.
A6M
Zero
Recovered
from Tobera, displayed on a pole in the park, removed after falling down in 1979.
Crestent Shaped Bunker
This concrete bunker, located parallel to the road has a sloping downward, cresent shaped roof. There are two entrances, one on each end, with stairs leading downward into a stragiht tunnel, with a 'T' at the center, leading downward (sealed). Remains of metal doors are present at each entrance. A circular armor emplacement is located at the western side, with a pivot point and track at the base (machine gun or range finder?). A similar fortification is off the eastern side. In the village behind the bunker,
Navy Type 41 Gun Control Radar
Located just behind the cresent shaped bunker, is the circular base, and 'U' shaped upper arms only. The screen portion is missing. This is a copy of US radar which Japanese captured in Philippine at the start of the war. Thanks to Takashi Doi for identification.
Tunnel
This tunnel has two entrances, with stairs leading downward into four rectangular shaped tunnel rooms. The inside is empty, ventilation holes connect to the outside through chimneys. Some kanji remains on the ceiling of the tunnel, indicating it was made with Portland Cement (manufactured from limestone and clay and that hardens under water). The origin is 1810, named after the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England, a limestone peninsula quarried for fine building stone.
