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One of two 4.7 inch coastal defence gun emplacements built at Cape
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List of
Coastal Batteries in Australia and Territories during World War II
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565:
155 mm coastal defence gun emplacement at
Magnetic Island, Townsville
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Artillery fortifications and military bases in Sydney and surrounds
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560:
181:
111:
17:
1104:
1059:
The
Australian Army. A History of its Organisation 1901—2001
969:
Anti-aircraft defences of
Australia during World War II
1004:
Defending
Fremantle, Albany and Bunbury, 1939 to 1945
964:
Structure of the
Australian Army during World War II
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1283:
1222:
1136:
1368:Military history of Australia during World War II
1342:Coastal defences of Australia during World War II
1040:The Gunners. A History of Australian Artillery
1116:
116:Illowra Battery, Port Kembla, New South Wales
8:
1373:Artillery units and formations of Australia
1123:
1109:
1101:
186:Middle Head Fortifications, Sydney Harbour
1260:Lower Georges Heights Commanding Position
1214:Anti-motor torpedo boat defensive battery
1078:The Garrison Guns of Australia 1788–1962
925:Oliver's Battery, Rottnest Island – 2 ×
990:
1316:Sydney Harbour anti-submarine boom net
1080:. Inala, Queensland: Ron H Mortensen.
1061:. Melbourne: Oxford University Press.
7:
1154:Bradleys Head Fortification Complex
949:Military history of Australia portal
857:Collie Battery, Garden Island – 2 ×
815:Swanbourne Battery, Fremantle – 2 ×
475:Rous Battery, Moreton Island – 2 ×
14:
365:West Point Section, Darwin – 1 ×
290:Signal Battery, South Head – 2 ×
941:
829:battery was under construction.
783:
314:battery was under construction.
100:
217:, Henry Head, La Perouse – 2 ×
1017:- in particular map on page 6
833:Garden Island (Cockburn Sound)
353:Waugite Battery, Darwin – 2 ×
1:
1284:Barracks, bases and hospitals
1042:. Sydney: Allen & Unwin.
959:Military history of Australia
800:– 2 × 6-pdr 10 cwt, 2 ×
347:Emery Battery, Darwin – 2 ×
27:Fremantle, Western Australia
1240:Garden Island Tunnel System
1223:Fortifications with tunnels
1019:Coast Defences of Fremantle
653:3.7 in Mk II or III AA guns
337:East Battery, Darwin – 2 ×
1399:
1270:Middle Head Fortifications
776:
251:Middle Head Fortifications
1255:Illowra Battery (Hill 60)
1006:, Grimwade Publications,
1137:Artillery fortifications
1076:Spethman, David (2008).
1057:Palazzo, Albert (2001).
521:Endeavour Battery – 2 ×
406:Boera Battery – 2 (?) ×
1347:Sydney Harbour defences
1149:Ben Buckler Gun Battery
979:Sydney Harbour defences
974:Hobart coastal defences
859:12-pdr 12 cwt guns
615:Cape Pallarenda Battery
194:, North of Cape Banks,
1383:Coastline of Australia
1311:118th General Hospital
851:, Garden Island – 2 ×
647:Hummock Hill Battery,
623:4.7 in Mk IV guns
574:
566:
456:, Bribie Island – 2 ×
402:6-pdr 10 cwt guns
286:12-pdr 12 cwt gun
210:6-pdr 10 cwt guns
187:
117:
30:
1000:Graham McKenzie-Smith
876:4 in ex-US naval guns
844:4 in ex-US naval guns
792:at Wikimedia Commons
743:, Point Nepean – 2 ×
703:Crow's Nest Battery,
589:Kissing Point Battery
572:
564:
549:Turtle Battery – 2 ×
367:6-pdr 10 cwt gun
361:6-pdr 10 cwt gun
359:Elliot Section – 1 ×
333:6-pdr 10 cwt gun
185:
115:
109:at Wikimedia Commons
77:6-pdr 10 cwt gun
21:
1245:Georges Head Battery
533:Kings Battery – 2 ×
527:Goods Battery – 2 ×
253:, Middle Head – 2 ×
150:, Port Kembla – 2 ×
1326:Wallgrove Army Base
1306:Ingleburn Army Camp
1296:Holsworthy Barracks
1275:Steel Point Battery
1204:Signal Hill Battery
1174:Flagstaff Hill Fort
1164:Dawes Point Battery
870:Geraldton Battery,
420:Praed Point Battery
396:Paga Battery – 2 ×
33:The following is a
1378:Forts in Australia
1301:Hyde Park Barracks
1250:Henry Head Battery
1159:Breakwater Battery
849:Challenger Battery
809:, Fremantle – 2 ×
790:Fremantle Fortress
779:Fremantle Fortress
761:Princess Battery,
717:Lonsdale Battery,
578:Magazine Battery,
575:
567:
502:False Cape Battery
318:Northern Territory
204:Casemate Battery,
188:
122:Breakwater Battery
118:
65:Scratchley Battery
31:
1355:
1354:
1321:Victoria Barracks
1087:978-0-9775990-8-0
1013:978-0-9806291-0-1
915:Bickley Battery,
904:18-pdr Mk IV guns
880:18-pdr Mk IV guns
802:18-pdr Mk IV guns
796:Harbour Battery,
788:Media related to
751:Western Australia
665:Direction Battery
535:18-pdr Mk IV guns
312:6-pdr 10 cwt
259:QF 12-pounder gun
219:18-pdr Mk IV guns
105:Media related to
1390:
1235:Beehive Casemate
1230:Bankstown Bunker
1209:Smiths Hill Fort
1169:Drummond Battery
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1111:
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1072:
1053:
1021:
1016:
995:
951:
946:
945:
944:
927:9.2 in Mk X guns
838:Beacon Battery,
817:6 in Mk VII guns
811:6 in Mk VII guns
807:Leighton Battery
787:
745:6 in Mk VII guns
736:6 in Mk VII guns
723:6 in Mk VII guns
673:6 in Mk VII guns
643:6 in Mk VII guns
610:155 mm guns
602:Magnetic Battery
597:6 in Mk VII guns
584:155 mm guns
580:South Townsville
539:Milman Battery,
510:155 mm guns
458:155 mm guns
454:Skirmish Battery
424:6 in Mk VII guns
383:U Battery – 4 ×
373:Papua New Guinea
339:9.2 in Mk X guns
329:4 in Mk VII guns
323:Dudley Battery,
269:9.2 in Mk X guns
255:6 in Mk VII guns
246:6 in Mk XII guns
238:Malabar Headland
229:6 in Mk VII guns
223:Hornby Battery,
200:9.2 in Mk X guns
172:6 in Mk VII guns
143:9.2 in Mk X guns
135:Drummond Battery
104:
90:9.2 in Mk X guns
73:6 in Mk VII guns
60:6 in Mk VII guns
23:Leighton Battery
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1291:Fleet Base East
1279:
1265:Malabar Battery
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917:Rottnest Island
912:
910:Rottnest Island
888:
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753:
699:6 in Mk VII gun
693:Cribb Battery,
690:
682:6 in Mk VII gun
680:, Hobart – 1 ×
678:Pierson Battery
661:
631:
629:South Australia
606:Magnetic Island
559:
541:Thursday Island
529:6 in Mk XI guns
523:6 in Mk XI guns
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471:6 in Mk XI guns
449:6 in Mk XI guns
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380:
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355:6 in Mk XI guns
349:6 in Mk XI guns
343:6 in Mk XI guns
320:
292:6 in Mk XI guns
263:North Battery,
234:Malabar Battery
180:
164:Tomaree Battery
160:
152:6 in Mk XI guns
148:Illowra Battery
130:6 in Mk XI guns
107:Kembla Fortress
98:
82:Wallace Battery
48:
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41:New South Wales
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1199:Shelly Battery
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1189:Fort Macquarie
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1097:External links
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728:Nepean Battery
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732:Point Nepean
695:Port Phillip
506:East Trinity
391:Port Moresby
307:
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99:
52:Park Battery
34:
32:
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1194:Fort Philip
1144:Bare Island
853:155 mm guns
709:4.7 in guns
705:Queenscliff
551:155 mm guns
477:155 mm guns
408:155 mm guns
385:155 mm guns
302:4.7 in guns
278:Shelly Head
206:Middle Head
126:Port Kembla
96:Port Kembla
1362:Categories
1179:Fort Banks
1028:References
896:Cape Peron
886:Rockingham
713:14-pdr gun
635:Fort Largs
619:Pallarenda
593:North Ward
557:Townsville
545:4.7 in gun
490:4.7 in gun
430:Queensland
265:North Head
225:South Head
196:La Perouse
872:Geraldton
865:Geraldton
798:Fremantle
773:Fremantle
767:6 in guns
298:West Head
168:Shoal Bay
46:Newcastle
1335:See also
1038:(1995).
1002:(2009),
933:See also
711:and 1 ×
688:Victoria
659:Tasmania
435:Brisbane
331:and 1 ×
139:Coniston
86:Stockton
75:and 1 ×
56:The Hill
649:Whyalla
639:Taperoo
242:Malabar
29:in 1943
1084:
1065:
1046:
1010:
919:– 2 ×
902:, 2 ×
900:155 mm
898:– 2 ×
878:, 2 ×
874:– 2 ×
842:– 2 ×
765:– 2 ×
763:Albany
756:Albany
734:– 2 ×
721:– 2 ×
707:– 2 ×
697:– 1 ×
671:– 2 ×
669:Hobart
651:– 4 ×
641:– 2 ×
621:– 2 ×
608:– 2 ×
595:– 2 ×
582:– 2 ×
543:– 1 ×
508:– 2 ×
496:Cairns
488:– 1 ×
486:Lytton
469:– 2 ×
447:– 2 ×
422:– 2 ×
414:Rabaul
341:, 2 ×
327:– 2 ×
325:Darwin
300:– 2 ×
284:– 1 ×
267:– 2 ×
257:, 1 ×
244:– 2 ×
227:– 2 ×
208:– 2 ×
198:– 2 ×
178:Sydney
170:– 2 ×
141:– 2 ×
128:– 2 ×
88:– 2 ×
71:– 2 ×
58:– 2 ×
985:Notes
823:Note:
282:Manly
1082:ISBN
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