Fort Queenscliff

Fort Queenscliff, in Victoria, Australia, dates from 1860 when an open battery was constructed on Shortland's Bluff to defend the entrance to Port Phillip. The Fort, which underwent major redevelopment in the late 1870s and 1880s, became the headquarters for an extensive chain of forts around Port Phillip Heads. Its garrison included volunteer artillery, engineers, infantry and naval militia, and it was manned as a coastal defence installation continuously from 1883 to 1946. The other fortifications and armaments around the Heads were completed by 1891, and together made Port Phillip one of the most heavily defended harbours in the British Empire.

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Fort Queenscliffe (60315472)

Fort Queenscliff (60315470)

BL 8 inch Disappearing Gun Fort Queenscliff VIC

BL 6 inch Mk VII coast defence gun and crew SLV H99.201 3176

The Cells (60266726)

Fort Queenscliffe (60323218)

Fort Queenscliffe (60323226)

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Fort Queenscliffe (60268392)

Fort Queenscliffe (60323228)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Fort Queenscliffe (60315472)		Commons
commons	image		Fort Queenscliff (60315470)		Commons
commons	image		BL 8 inch Disappearing Gun Fort Queenscliff VIC		Commons
commons	image		BL 6 inch Mk VII coast defence gun and crew SLV H99.201 3176		Commons
commons	image		The Cells (60266726)		Commons
commons	image		Fort Queenscliffe (60323218)		Commons
commons	image		Fort Queenscliffe (60323226)		Commons
commons	image		500px photo (60323222)		Commons
commons	image		Fort Queenscliffe (60268392)		Commons
commons	image		Fort Queenscliffe (60323228)		Commons