Inter War, Western Australia, Rottnest Island, Oliver Hill Battery. Installation Gun cradle and mantlet
c. 1937Subcollections
Overview
Photograph shows the gun cradle and mantlet prior to the gun house being installed. Hand elavating wheel at right. Power elavation wheel at left. Part of the overhead heavy lift gantry can be seen. (2 Copies)
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-32-AMWA65054
Item type
Photographs
Themes
Material
Photographic Media
Contextual information
P2020.99.67
MIL1988.131
Year
Geotag
-32.007002057109, 115.51697914946
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- Inter War. Western Australia, Rottnest Island, Oliver Hill, Installation, Pedestal (0km away)
- Inter War, Western Australia, Rottnest Island, Oliver Hill. Installation H2. Lowering Pedestal, Pivot Plate and Roller Ring. 1938 (0km away)
- Post 1945, Western Australia, Rottnest Island, Oliver Hill Battery 1970 (0km away)
- World War 2, Western Australia, Rottnest Island. Oliver Hill Battery. Gun Platform Manning Locations (0km away)
- Inter War, Western Australia, Rottnest Island, Oliver Hill, Construction, Pedestal anchoring plates and hold down bolts, 1937 (0km away)
- Inter War, Western Australia, Rottnest Island, Oliver Hill Battery, Installation, Travelling rail. 1937 (0km away)
- World War 2, Western Australia, Rottnest Island, Oliver Hill, 9,2 inch Mk 10 Coast Defence gun, H1 (0km away)
- World War 2, Rottnest, Western Australia, Australia, Oliver Hill (0km away)
- Inter War, Western Australia, Rottnest Island, Oliver Hill; Installation H2 1937 (0km away)
- Inter War, Western Australia, Rottnest Island, Oliver Hill Battery. Pedestal Ring maintenance (0km away)
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Links to additional resources
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Last modified
Friday, 5 June, 2026
Completeness
Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
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