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Inter War, Western Australia, Rottnest Island, Oliver Hill Battery. 6 Heavy Battery, Royal Australian Artillery. Gunner A TROTT and Gunner H INGRAM
c. 1938Subcollections
Overview
A rear view of the 9.2" gun at Oliver Hill Battery with the breech open. The breech mechanism is not complete- that is , the mushroom head and obdurator pad (nearly as large as the breech screw seen here) which when the breech closed, sealed the rear of t
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-32-AMWA65025
Item type
Photographs
Themes
Material
Photographic Media
Contextual information
P2020.99.11
MIL1988.099a
Year
Geotag
-32.007537661235, 115.51397819067
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- Inter War, Western Australia, Rottnest Island, Oliver Hill.H1 gun. Installation (0.01km away)
- inter War, Western Australia, Rottnest Island, Oliver Hill. Installation, 1937 (0.01km away)
- World War 2, Western Australia, Rottnest Island, Oliver Hill Battery, H2 Front View (0.01km away)
- Inter War, Western Australia, Rottnest Island, Oliver Hill. Construction, 1937 (0.01km away)
- Inter War, Western Australia, Rottnest Island, Oliver Hill. Installation H2. Lowering pedestal and pivot plate. 1938 (0.01km away)
- World War 2, Western Australia, Rottnest Island, Coast Artillery Instrumentation, Fortress Plotter (Aust) 101 Mk1 (0.11km away)
- World War 2, Western Australia, Rottnest Island, Coast Artillery Instrumentation, Encoder - Fall of Shot Mk 1 (0.11km away)
- World War 2, Western Australia, Rottnest Island, Coast Artillery Instrumentation, Fortress Plotter No 2 Mk1 (0.11km away)
- World War 2, Western Australia, Rottnest Island, Coast Artillery Instrumentation, Fortress Plotter (Aust) No 102 Mk1 (0.11km away)
- World War 2, Western Australia, Rottnest Island, Oliver Hill, Fortress Plotting Room (Primary), Layout, 1942 (0.11km away)
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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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