Cracroft Caverns
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cracroft-caverns-202-605853
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Cracroft Caverns
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Cracroft Caverns, also known as the Cashmere Caverns, are a series of large chambers in the hill of the Cashmere suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. Constructed secretly during the Second World War in response to the Japanese threat, they were intended to house operational headquarters in the event of attack. The military commandeered the Cracroft Wilson estate, founded by Sir John Cracroft Wilson in 1854, for their Southern Group headquarters, and work on the tunnels began in 1942. Railways we
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cracroft_Caverns
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2024-04-18T07:57:53Z
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