Caloundra Military Museum Matilda

[David Dunlop]

Back in the 1970's, while visiting relatives in Australia, I had an opportunity to visit the Caloundra Military Museum on the Sunshine Coast, and they had a very impressive Mk II Matilda Tank parked outside.

I know I have pictures of it somewhere, but my trip notes indicate the marking on the side of the hull was T19032 MT/4/II. I am not sure the museum even exists anymore, but do any of our Australian readers know if this tank still survives down there? It was almost as impressive as the girls that used to patrol the parking meters to keep them topped up with coin to help visitors to the Sunshine Coast avoid getting tickets. Hopefully that is not another piece of Australian history that has been lost...