Its overall area is approximately 19,672 ha. First established in the 1880s the base has been in active use since World War I. Following World War II it became a major base for the permanent component of the Australian Army in New South Wales.

Is Holsworthy a suburb?

Holsworthy is a suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 31 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Liverpool. ... Anzac Village is a locality in the northern part of the suburb and the adjacent suburb of Wattle Grove.

How many soldiers are in a barracks?

The unmarried soldiers are quartered in barrack-rooms usually planned to contain twelve men in each; this number forms a convenient division to suit the organization of the company, and is more popular with the men than the larger numbers which were formerly the rule in each barrack-room; there is a greater privacy, ...