Bathurst Army Camp Memorial - NSW
Many army volunteers trained at Darley Camp before heading overseas. This included members of the 2/29th Battalion.
The old site of the camp is located on the right hand side of Cameron’s Road approximately 5.2 km from the freeway, which is marked by a commemorative plaque affixed to a large rock situated in a garden bed surrounded by a low chain fence.
The site now is all paddocks and private property, a much different look to what it would have been in 1940.
About 1.2 km off the freeway on the way to the plaque on your right hand side is a park called Federation Avenue which has a Rotunda located within, this Rotunda has a four sided information board which has extensive information about the Darley Camp and how and why it was built along with who was stationed there and many references to the 2/29th Battalion.
On Sunday, 20 October 2013 the Association hosted a picnic at the Rotunda in Bacchus Marsh.
The weather forecast was for 30 degrees and we had substantial winds to deal with at Federation Avenue Park. But the picnic was a great success, with about 40 friends and family of the Battalion attending. It was great to see people meeting and chatting for the first time with one common bond, the Battalion
And it was fantastic to have veteran George Garner with us on the day.
On Anzac Day in 2022 three generations of the Marr Family visited the Darley Camp memorial Rock to lay some flowers on behalf of all the families of the 2/29th Battalion. Thank you.