The 2nd Military District was an administrative district of the

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that covered most of

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, with its headquarters in Sydney. The southern border with the 3rd Military District was the

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rather than the

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, and the western part of the state around Broken Hill was part of the 4th Military District. In March 1939 a regional command structure was adopted, with 2nd Military District becoming Eastern Command and the 5th Military District was redesignated Western Command, while the 1st Military District in

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became Northern Command, and the three southern districts, the 3rd, 4th and

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s in

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and

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, were amalgamated into Southern Command. This required legislative changes to the ''Defence Act'' (1903), and did not come into effect until October 1939.

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* * {{cite book, last=Long, first=Gavin, authorlink=Gavin Long, title=To Benghazi, year=1952, series=

Australia in the War of 1939–1945 ''Australia in the War of 1939–1945'' is a 22-volume official history series covering Australian involvement in the Second World War. The series was published by the Australian War Memorial between 1952 and 1977, most of the volumes being edi ...

. Series 1 – Army, volume= 1, publisher= Australian War Memorial, url=https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/RCDIG1070200/, location=Canberra, oclc=18400892 Military history of New South Wales Military districts of Australia

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