Fort Scratchley
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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.
Fort Scratchley (on hilltop) viewed from Nobbys Beach
Fort Scratchley in 2011.
Fort Scratchley, 1890 (photographer Ralph Snowball)
Fort Scratchley, showing the dry moat that surrounds part of the structure
Newcastle, New South Wales
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Newcastle or Greater Newcastle, locally nicknamed Newy, is a regional metropolitan area and the second-most-populated district in New South Wales, Australia. It includes the cities of Newcastle and Lake Macquarie; it is the hub of the Lower Hunter region, which includes most parts of the local government areas of City of Newcastle, City of Lake Macquarie, City of Maitland, City of Cessnock, and Port Stephens Council.
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