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Australian Army Museum of Western Australia > Records

Inter War, Western Australia, Rottnest island, Bickley Battery, 1937

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Fortress Fremantle and the Defence of Western Australia

Overview

Bickley Battery under construction. The two cupolas from the 6-inch guns can be seen as well as the Battery Observation Post. Note the horse and General Service cart left. The railway lines have yet to be laid.

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Registration number

cwa-org-32-AMWA32310

Item type

Photographs

Themes

War and Conflict

Material

Photographic Media

Width

155 mm

Height or length

250 mm

Contextual information

P2007.134.1f
AHMS IRN 32310

Geotag

-32.009259471868, 115.55239240046
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Rottnest Island

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Last modified

Friday, 5 June, 2026

Completeness

72

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