Leighton Battery
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Leighton Battery at Buckland Hill, Mosman Park, Western Australia, was part of the Coastal defences of Australia during World War II and the Fremantle Fortress, protecting Fremantle Harbour.
Construction of No. 2 gun position, Leighton Battery, February 1943
9.2-inch naval gun, Oliver Hill battery, Rottnest Island
3.7-inch anti-aircraft gun at Leighton Battery
Reproduction of a 6-inch naval gun at Leighton Battery
HMAS Sydney (1912)
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HMAS Sydney was a Chatham-class light cruiser of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Laid down in 1911 and launched in 1912, the cruiser was commissioned into the RAN in 1913.
Sydney steaming for Rabaul, September 1914
Loading of a 6-inch gun at Portsmouth in January 1919
Sydney with AE1 and AE2 in 1914
Postcard commemorating the naval victory of Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney over the German light cruiser Emden at the Battle of Cocos in 1914.