The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Members of the Darwin Detachment laying planks along the road moving the pedestal for one of the 6 inch Mark XI Breech Loading Counter Bombardment guns, which is cradled on wooden rollers. The ordnance pieces such as pedestals and cradles were transported to Darwin from Sydney on HMAS Albatross while the six inch pieces and gun shields were delivered on the cruisers HMAS Australia and HMAS Canberra carrying two each. HMAS Albatross arrived at Darwin on 2 September 1932 and the cruisers arrived to unload their cargo on 6 September 1932.
Members of the Royal Australian Engineers and Royal Australian Artillery, Darwin Detachment, standing on the roof trusses of a barracks block in the process of dismantling it. One officer and six engi
The breech mechanism of the bow 4 inch gun mounted on the destroyer HMAS Huon, photographed at the dockyard in England. HMAS Huon left England on 6 March, stopped in Malta to collect spare gear and r
Darwin, NT. c. 1934. Side view of a 6 inch Mark XI naval gun, transferred from Thursday Island and now used as coastal artillery. This gun is the same type used in the RAN vessel HMAS Sydney I. (Donor
Australia, 1932. Gun crews of the RAN heavy cruiser HMAS Canberra practising high altitude firing in Australian waters with the ship's 4-inch anti-aircraft guns. These guns were later replaced with tw
Darwin, NT. c. 1934. Breech of a 6 inch Mark VII naval gun, where the shells are loaded, in a coastal defence artillery emplacement. This is a gun of the same type used on the RAN vessel HMAS Sydney I
Members of the Royal Australian Engineers and Royal Australian Artillery, Darwin Detachment, dismantling barracks buildings. Members of the Royal Australian Engineers and Royal Australian Artillery, D
