Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Road Trip pics

A few pictures from my recent trip to New South Wales...


Fort Scratchley was built during the 1880s' to protect Newcastle from (at that time) a possible Russian attack


As history would have it, the fort did not see active service until June 1942 when it engaged a Japanese submarine which attacked the harbour area and the industry around it


The tour through its subterranean galleries is quite cool 



This is fired everyday at noon



Formerly a 'disappearing gun'


One of the guns that engaged the Japanese submarine


Battery OP


This Matilda II is located in Singleton NSW and saw service in New Guinea.

5 comments:

  1. Love the pic of the battery underground.Interesting gun shield shape.

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  2. Looks like an interesting trip Al. Thanks for the photos.

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  3. very interesting!
    thanks for sharing.
    bye

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  4. Still itching to adjust the fall of shot Al? Aye, Rusty

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    1. lol mate, usually it's coming from seaward :) funny how I never seem to miss being cold and wet and hungry, and cold and wet :)

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