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POINT LONSDALE, VIC. 1943-04. PORT PHILLIP FIXED DEFENCES. LOOKING FROM THE GUN POSITIONS AT POINT LONSDALE ACROSS THE RIP TOWARDS NEPEAN, PORT WAR SIGNAL STATION AND LIGHTHOUSE NEAR CAMERA. THE PORT WAR SIGNAL STATION IS MANNED BY PERSONNEL OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY.
POINT NEPEAN, VIC. 1943-04. LOOKING ALONG THE COASTLINE FROM POINT NEPEAN THESE HEADLANDS BRISTLE WITH GUNS, WHICH, AS PART OF PORT PHILLIP FIXED DEFENCES ARE READY TO DEFEND THE AREA AGAINST SEA ATTA
POINT NEPEAN, VICTORIA. AUSTRALIA. 1943-04. THE CAMERA SQUARELY FACES THIS BULWARK OF SAFETY ONE OF THE 6-INCH GUNS OF THE PORT PHILLIP FIXED DEFENCES AT POINT NEPEAN, WHICH RANGES OVER THE WATERS OUT
POINT LONSDALE, VIC. 1943-04. GUNNERY PRACTISE BY DAY. THIS PERFECTLY CAMOUFLAGED SIX INCH GUN OF PORT PHILLIP FIXED DEFENCES FOUND THE TARGET WITH DEADLY ACCURACY AT A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY FOUR
POINT LONSDALE, VIC. 1943-04. EXTERIOR OF SMALL CONCRETE BUILDING WHICH HOUSES INFRA-RED APPARATUS. THIS MACHINE THROWS AN INVISIBLE BEAM ACROSS FROM POINT LONSDALE TO NEPEAN, WHERE A SIMILAR MACHINE
POINT LONSDALE, VIC. 1943-04. SEARCHLIGHT OF PORT PHILLIP FIXED DEFENCES SHINING OVER THE ENTRANCE OF PORT PHILLIP FROM LONSDALE. GUNNER P.M. MANNIX IS ON DUTY.
POINT LONSDALE, VIC. 1943-04. EXTERIOR OF BATTERY OBSERVATION POST AT LONSDALE BATTERY, PORT PHILLIP FIXED DEFENCES, SHOWING CAMOUFLAGE.
