Breakwater Battery & Traffic Control Tower (City of Wollongong)
| museum, Second World War 1939-1945, military, artillery battery
Australia /
New South Wales /
Wollongong /
City of Wollongong
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/ Australia
/ New South Wales
/ Wollongong
World / Australia / New South Wales
museum, Second World War 1939-1945, military, artillery battery, control tower
Constructed in 1939 to provide protection for Port Kembla from enemy shipping and submarines.
* Two gun positions for 6-inch naval guns.
* Multistory observation post.
* Underground facilities.
* Concrete tank traps - repositioned from beach to south.
* Two gun positions for 6-inch naval guns.
* Multistory observation post.
* Underground facilities.
* Concrete tank traps - repositioned from beach to south.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakwater_Battery
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 34°28'32"S 150°54'48"E
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