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Blackboy Hill was named after the Xanthorrhoea preissii, which dominated the site and is now absorbed into Greenmount, Western Australia. Originally comprising a military camp, the facilities and adjacent structures were on the hill that is now utilised by St Anthony's Primary School and Church, and Greenmount Primary School. The remaining land that has been left as a memorial to the troops who left the training camp is known as the Blackboy Hill Commemorative Site on official documents and maps, but local signage usage tends to refer to the location simply as ''Blackboy Hill''. ==First World War== During the troop build up for the First World War, the site was a military training camp used to house large numbers of Australian Imperial Force (AIF) troops before they left for the various battlefront locations in Europe and the Middle East. Facilities were moved from other parts of the metropolitan area to improve facilities which were quite basic.〔Y.M.C.A. camp work, tomorrow's great event. (note: Vacuum Oil Company's wood & iron building from Fremantle (270' x 60') bought for 250 pounds (less than 1/4 of cost) transported free to Midland Junction to be erected as social home for soldiers in camp. Enthusiastic assistance by business and work people. Swan express, 9 July 1915, p. 5c,d; 16 July 1915, p. 5a-b〕 Troops were transported to the adjacent Helena Vale Railway station and marched across to the camp, so as to not interfere with the working of the Eastern Railway.〔Edmonds, Jack (editor) (1976) ''Swan River colony : life in Western Australia since the early colonial settlement, illustrated by pictures from an exhibition mounted by West Australian Newspapers Ltd. as a contribution to celebrations for the state's 150th year'' Perth : West Australian Newspapers, 1979.ISBN 0909699208 -p 45 – "Into camp" – first recruits marching into camp〕 ''Blackboy Hill Post Office'' opened on 29 August 1914 and closed on 30 November 1918, defining the period of occupation of the site. An office of the same name was opened from 1929 until 1932, when it was renamed Greenmount Hill. Around April 1919, following the end of hostilities, the Imperial forces camp was turned over to the Health department to act as a fever hospital, treating Spanish Flu. In the 1930s unemployed relief workers utilised the camp area.〔Edmonds, Jack (editor) (1976) ''Swan River colony : life in Western Australia since the early colonial settlement, illustrated by pictures from an exhibition mounted by West Australian Newspapers Ltd. as a contribution to celebrations for the state's 150th year'' Perth : West Australian Newspapers, 1979.ISBN 0909699208 – page 64,and 65 – stating 5,000 men were present in 1930〕 During the Second World War, the site was also used extensively by the 2nd AIF and other Australian military forces. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Blackboy Hill, Western Australia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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