Diggers' secret

Updated July 22 2012 - 11:08am, first published 10:44am
At RMC Duntroon, former officer cadets revisit their secret Room... a hole, dug under one of the accommodation rooms in the 1960s.
At RMC Duntroon, former officer cadets revisit their secret Room... a hole, dug under one of the accommodation rooms in the 1960s.
Ross emerges from 'the hole'.
Ross emerges from 'the hole'.
73-year-old Ross Thomas of Chapman, inspects markings on the wall.
73-year-old Ross Thomas of Chapman, inspects markings on the wall.
An aerial taken in 1961 of Duntroon. The red arrow points to the large gum tree behind the Cork Block where dirt from the 'hole' was initially dumped by cadets
An aerial taken in 1961 of Duntroon. The red arrow points to the large gum tree behind the Cork Block where dirt from the 'hole' was initially dumped by cadets

Cautiously, step by step, I creep down the small white ladder that leads from a trapdoor hidden beneath a bed in room 92 at Duntroon’s Cork Block. After just five rungs I reach the bottom.

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