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It was the location of a cantonment. There was a Barracks known as Roberts Barracks.
The Army Staff College moved to Quetta in 1907. Established in 1905at [[Deolali]], it was a training college for existing officers to become eligible for Staff appointments. The Staff College was temporarily closed 1915-1919 during the First World War, when the accommodation was transformed into a Cadet College to train young men for grant of commission in the British and Indian armies. It is now known as the Command and Staff College and is the most prestigious institution of the Pakistan Army.
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*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V21_026.gif Quetta Town] Imperial Gazetteer of India
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quetta Quetta] Wikipedia
*[https://www.dssc.gov.in/history/The%20Quetta%20Heritage.pdf Quetta Heritage: The Staff College, Quetta] Defence Services Staff College (India) dssc.gov.in
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60TTFC9K8os&feature=related Bruce Street] (now Jinnah Road) before 1935 earthquake.(youtube video)
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nce3PWXpsa0 Post office] before and after earthquake (1935) (youtube video)
