Civil Construction Crops

The Civil Constructional Corps (CCC) was an organised labour force of men who volunteered or were conscripted (manpowered) into service to provide wartime infrastructure during World War II in Australia. In April 1942, the CCC was established to supply labour forces for the creation of infrastructure like aerodromes, gun emplacements, barracks, roads and other projects undertaken by the Allied Works Council.

Labour was obtained by conscripting men between the ages of 18 and 60, who were not serving in the armed forces or a reserved occupation. The men received civilian award rates but could not strike and were sent anywhere within Australia where work was required to be undertaken. During mid 1943, almost 54,000 men were serving in the CCC, involved in hundreds of projects worth millions of pounds. 77,500 men had served in the CCC by the end of World War II and suffered 218 deaths.

Civil Constructional Corps lapel badge has the words 'CIVIL CONSTRUCTIONAL CORPS' surrounded by a cog-wheel with the letters 'CCC' in the middle of the badge. The reverse side of the badge is concave with a brass horizontal brooch pin fastener. There was also a Civil Constructional Corps Camp located somewhere in the Colmslie area in Brisbane. There may have also been another CCC camp located in the Bulimba area of Brisbane.

The Civil Constructional Corps and the 43rd Engineer General Services Regiment, US Corps of Engineers built Carson's Field (later known as Tindal Airfield) in the Northern Territory in 1942. It was located 17kms from Katherine in the Northern Territory and was located about 320kms by road south east of Darwin. Some resources incorrectly refer to the CCC as the Civil Construction Corps rather than Civil Constructional Corps.