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Smiths Hill Fort was a fort at
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Wollongong Harbour History Walk image
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Smith's Hill Fort
- official site {{Coord, 34, 24, 58.62, S, 150, 54, 5.80, E, region:AU_type:landmark, display=title Batteries in Australia Buildings and structures in Wollongong Bunkers in Oceania Forts in New South Wales History of Wollongong Tourist attractions in Wollongong North Wollongong, New South Wales
Smiths Hill Fort was a fort at North Wollongong, New South Wales
North Wollongong is a coastal suburb of the City of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. It is immediately to the north of the Wollongong city centre. Although North Wollongong is an official suburb with precise boundaries, the term North Wol ...
, Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
. The fort was also known as ''Wollongong Fort''.
History
Built between 1891-1893 to provide a deterrent to a possible Russian attack uponWollongong Harbour
Wollongong ( ), colloquially referred to as The Gong, is a city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The name is believed to originate from the Dharawal language, meaning either 'five islands/clouds', 'ground near wate ...
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The fort is a concealed battery on high ground above Wollongong Harbour with underground rooms for supplies, ammunition and shelter with emplacements for two 80-pound cannons on iron carriages, and a 1 1/2 inch quick firing gun.
It was used extensively for company training and maintained by the Wollongong-Bulli Half Company.
In 1946, the fort was filled with rubble and dirt. The fort was dug out and restored in 1988 and two cannons were restored and reinstalled at the fort.
Armaments
* 2 x RML 80 pound guns * 1 x 1 1/2 inch Nordenfelt quick firing gunSee also
*Military history of Australia
The military history of Australia spans the nation's 230-year modern history, from the early Australian frontier wars between Aboriginals and Europeans to the ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan in the early 21st century. Although this h ...
References
NSW Heritage Listing
Wollongong Harbour History Walk image
* Royal Australian Artillery Historical Company gun registers on th
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External links
*Smith's Hill Fort
- official site {{Coord, 34, 24, 58.62, S, 150, 54, 5.80, E, region:AU_type:landmark, display=title Batteries in Australia Buildings and structures in Wollongong Bunkers in Oceania Forts in New South Wales History of Wollongong Tourist attractions in Wollongong North Wollongong, New South Wales