The following is a list of coastal batteries in Australia and its territories during World War II. The main threat came early in the war from German raiders and threat of Japanese raids or invasion, a
Leighton Battery in Fremantle, Western Australia in 1943
Illowra Battery, Port Kembla, New South Wales
Middle Head Fortifications, Sydney Harbour
155 mm coastal defence gun emplacement at Magnetic Island, Townsville
The following is a list of anti-aircraft defences of Australia during World War II. Prior to the war Australia possessed only very limited air defences. However, by late-1942 an extensive anti-aircraf
Coastal defences of Australia during World War II
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Members of the Volunteer Defence Corps training with a 3.7 Inch anti-aircraft gun emplaced on Kensington Golf Links in Sydney during May 1943