🪖 Fort Scratchley

Australia · Oceania · 32.93°S, 151.79°E

Fort Scratchley, a former coastal defence installation, is now a museum. It is located in Newcastle East, a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales in Australia. It was built in 1882 to defend the city against a possible Russian attack. However, its guns were not fired in anger until 8 June 1942, during the shelling of Newcastle. The Australian Army left the site in 1972.

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Quick facts

Country	Australia
Continent / region	Oceania
Coordinates (approx.)	32.93°S, 151.79°E · view on map

Fort Scratchley is located in Australia, in Oceania.

More war museums in Australia

Anzac Memorial · Army Museum of Tasmania · Army Museum of Western Australia · Australian Armour and Artillery Museum · Australian Army Artillery Museum · Australian War Memorial · Aviation Heritage Museum (Western Australia) · Breakwater Battery · Bublacowie Military Museum · Darwin Military Museum.

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