Fort Lytton
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Fort Lytton is a heritage-listed 19th-century coastal fort in the suburb of Lytton in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The name “Fort Lytton” is also used to describe the 1 square mile military base t
The fort consists of almost a hectare of buildings, gunpits, tunnels and other structures embedded in a pentagonal earth mound wall, surrounded by a water-filled moat.
Eastern training encampment, 1881
Submarine mining engineers with submarine mine c.1890
Encampment, c1895
Fort Cowan Cowan
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Fort Cowan Cowan is a heritage-listed World War II fortification at 30 Jessie Wadsworth Street, Cowan Cowan, Moreton Island, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is also known as RAN 3 Cowan Co
Fort Lytton
…mouth of the Brisbane River, while Fort Lytton provided the inner defence. The four outer forts were Fort Bribie and Fort Skirmish on Bribie Island, and Fort Cowan Cowan and Fort Rous on Moreton Island. Each of these forts was equipped with two six inch guns, giving combined coverage of most of Moreton Bay. Also, the…
Gun emplacement, Fort Cowan Cowan
Gunners manning a 6-inch Mk XI gun, November 1943
6 inch Mk XI gun and crew, Fort Cowan Cowan, November 1943