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Coastal defences of Australia during World War II

The following is a List of Coastal Batteries in Australia and Territories during World War II. The main threat came early in the war from German raiders and threat of Japanese raids or invasion, and hence all available ordnance was pressed into service, including some obsolete guns and field guns adapted for coast defence.

Leighton Battery in Fremantle, Western Australia in 1943

New South Wales

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Newcastle

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Port Kembla

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  Media related to Kembla Fortress at Wikimedia Commons

 
Illowra Battery, Port Kembla, New South Wales

Port Stephens

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Sydney

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Middle Head Fortifications, Sydney Harbour

Note: A 6-pdr 10 cwt battery was under construction.

Northern Territory

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Papua New Guinea

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Lae

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Port Moresby

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Rabaul

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Queensland

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Brisbane

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Cairns

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Torres Strait

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Townsville

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155 mm coastal defence gun emplacement at Magnetic Island, Townsville
 
One of two 4.7 inch coastal defence gun emplacements built at Cape Pallarenda, Townsville in 1943

South Australia

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Tasmania

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Victoria

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Western Australia

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Albany

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Fremantle

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Main article: Fremantle Fortress

  Media related to Fremantle Fortress at Wikimedia Commons[1]

Note: A 9.2 in Mk Xv battery was under construction.

Garden Island (Cockburn Sound)

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Geraldton

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Rockingham

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Rottnest Island

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ see Graham McKenzie-Smith (2009), Defending Fremantle, Albany and Bunbury, 1939 to 1945, Grimwade Publications, ISBN 978-0-9806291-0-1 - in particular map on page 6 Coast Defences of Fremantle

References

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  • Horner, David (1995). The Gunners. A History of Australian Artillery. Sydney: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86373-917-3.
  • Palazzo, Albert (2001). The Australian Army. A History of its Organisation 1901—2001. Melbourne: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-551507-2.
  • Spethman, David (2008). The Garrison Guns of Australia 1788–1962. Inala, Queensland: Ron H Mortensen. ISBN 978-0-9775990-8-0.
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