Irwin Barracks is an Australian Army military base located in Karrakatta, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia.

The site was used for short camps (in tented accommodation) and courses for Militia and School Cadet units[5] until the beginning of World War II.

[10] The site formed part of the 5th Military District and was also used for the training of citizen forces (militia) under the Commonwealth.

After the war the camp served as an accommodation centre for former members of the Polish forces who had elected to migrate to Australia.

Hayes was charged with 19 counts of criminal damage, burglary and assault of police officers and was sentenced to four and a half years in Casuarina Prison with the possibility of parole after 17 months.