The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Darwin, NT. c. 1934. Elevated view of the loading of a 6 inch Mark VII naval gun, transferred from Thursday Island for use as coastal artillery, about to be test fired by members of the Darwin Garrison. A group of soldiers are standing on the concrete slab on which the gun is mounted while others are retrieving shells from storage areas beneath the mounting slab. This gun is of the same type as that used on the RAN vessel HMAS Sydney I. A second mounted gun can be seen in the background. (Donor I. Watts)
Darwin, NT. c. 1934. Elevated view of two coastal defence artillery emplacements with guns pointed away from the sea. These 6 inch Mark VII naval guns, transferred from Thursday Island, are of the sam
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
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
An elevated view of one of the (BL) 6 inch Mark XI Counter Bombardment guns recently constructed at Emery Point - B Battery. The gun is mounted on a concrete block and is of the same type used on the
Darwin, NT. c. 1934. A watchtower manned by soldiers of the Darwin Garrison. The watchtowers are used for observation to survey the harbours, and telephone wires run from these towers to the artillery
An elevated view of one of the (BL) 6 inch Mark XI Counter Bombardment guns at Emery Point, immediately after proof firing by the Darwin Garrison, showing a cloud of black smoke. The right side gun wa
