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DARWIN FIXED DEFENCES, DARWIN, EAST POINT. 1946-03-05. THESE SIX INCH GUNS ON EAST POINT, DARWIN ONCE GRACED THE DECKS OF THE HMAS BRISBANE BEFORE SHE WAS SCRAPPED.
DARWIN FIXED DEFENCES, DARWIN EAST POINT. 1946-03-05. THE HEAVIEST GUNS PROTECTING AUSTRALIA'S COASTLINE ARE SIMILAR TO THIS 9 2" GIANT IN IT'S HUGE CONCRETE EMPLACEMENT NOTE THE SIZE COMPARED TO FIGU
DARWIN, NT. 1946-03-05. EAST POINT, DARWIN, ON WHICH ARE SITUATED THE MAIN PART OF DARWIN'S COASTAL DEFENCES.
DARWIN, NT. 1943-06-23. USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HEAVY FIXED GUNS OF THE EAST POINT COAST ARTILLERY FIXED DEFENCES ARE THESE 18-POUNDERS (LUDO BATTERY). PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS GUN BEING STRIPPED FOR ACT
DARWIN, NT. 1943-06-23. USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HEAVY FIXED GUNS OF THE EAST POINT COAST ARTILLERY FIXED DEFENCES ARE THESE 18-POUNDERS (LUDO BATTERY). PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS GUN BEING STRIPPED FOR ACT
DARWIN, NT. 1946-03-05. VINES TAKING OVER A DISUSED ANTI AIRCRAFT GUN EMPLACEMENT FORMERLY PART OF THE DARWIN FIXED DEFENCES.
DARWIN, NT. 1946-03-05. AN OLD SEARCHLIGHT EMPLACEMENT, FORMERLY PART OF THE DARWIN FIXED DEFENCES, CONVERTED INTO A CHICKEN RUN, (FOWL YARD).
