Virtual
War Memorial
Australia

Plaque - lighthouse and cannons in proximity

THESE GUNS WERE FIRST PLACED NEAR THIS
LOCATION IN OCTOBER 1880 AS PART OF THE
DEFENCE OF WOLLONGONG HARBOUR. THEY
FIRED A 31KG SOLID SHOT UP TO A RANGE
OF 1600 METRES AND WERE MANNED BY LOCAL
CITIZENS IN TEH N.S.W. VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY.
BEING DISUSED AFTER 1900 THEY WERE
RECOVERED AND PRESERVED AT THE ARMY RESERVE
AND NAVAL CADETS' DEPOTS DURING 1959,
AND RESTORED AND RELOCATED AT THIS SITE BY
WOLLONGONG CITY COUNCIL
IN CONJUCTION WITH
HERITAGE WEEK 1983

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