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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.

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  • 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.
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map caption
  • Location within New South Wales
map size
  • 300(xsd:integer)
open to public
  • Wednesday - Monday
Name
  • Fort Scratchley
Type
  • Coastal defence installation
Caption
  • Fort Scratchley viewed from Nobbys Beach
  • Fort Scratchley in 2011.
Battles
  • Shelling of Newcastle 1942
Condition
  • Restored
Ownership
used
  • 1882(xsd:integer)
Image
  • 270(xsd:integer)
Latitude
  • -32(xsd:double)
map type
  • Australia New South Wales
Longitude
  • 151(xsd:double)
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  • Australia
Location
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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.
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