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Inter War, Western Australia, Rottnest Island, Bickley Battery, Installation, Mounting 6 inch Mk XI gun, 1938

c. 1937
Subcollections
Constructing Rottnest Defence Infrastructure 1935-1939
Overview

6th Heavy Battery Personnel using a grab capstan to haul the gun shield into place. The grab capstanis anchored to a hold fast and was part of the equipment for mounting and moving artillery. The building at the rear is the Battery Command Post. Upper flo

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-32-AMWA65056
Item type
Photographs
Themes
War and Conflict
Material
Photographic Media
Contextual information

P2020.99.263
MIL1988.133

Year
c. 1937
Last modified
Friday, 5 June, 2026
Completeness
83
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