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Coastal defences of Australia during World War II

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Coastal defences of Australia during World War II
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The following is a List of Coastal Batteries in Australia and Territories during World War II. The main threat came early in the war from German raiders and threat of Japanese raids or invasion, and hence all available ordnance was pressed into service, including some obsolete guns and field guns adapted for coast defence.

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Leighton Battery in Fremantle, Western Australia in 1943

New South Wales

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Newcastle

Port Kembla

Media related to Kembla Fortress at Wikimedia Commons

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Illowra Battery, Port Kembla, New South Wales

Port Stephens

Sydney

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Middle Head Fortifications, Sydney Harbour

Note: A 6-pdr 10 cwt battery was under construction.

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Northern Territory

Papua New Guinea

Lae

Port Moresby

Rabaul

Queensland

Brisbane

Cairns

Torres Strait

Townsville

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155 mm coastal defence gun emplacement at Magnetic Island, Townsville
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One of two 4.7 inch coastal defence gun emplacements built at Cape Pallarenda, Townsville in 1943
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South Australia

Tasmania

Victoria

Western Australia

Albany

Fremantle

Media related to Fremantle Fortress at Wikimedia Commons[1]

Note: A 9.2 in Mk Xv battery was under construction.

Garden Island (Cockburn Sound)

Geraldton

Rockingham

Rottnest Island

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