Fort Scratchley

Fort Scratchley, a former coastal defence installation, is now a museum. It is located in Newcastle East, a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales in Australia. It was built in 1882 to defend the city against a possible Russian attack. However, its guns were not fired in anger until 8 June 1942, during the shelling of Newcastle. The Australian Army left the site in 1972.

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  Shelling of Newcastle ⓘ
  

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  Fort Scratchley ⓘ
  museum and former coastal defence site in Newcastle, New South Wales  

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1942 Shelling of Newcastle

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RML 9 inch gun and crew at Fort Scratchley-4 Flickr 4811498978

Plans for 6 inch Mk VII guns at Fort Scratchley Flickr 5907791950

RML 9 inch gun and crew at Fort Scratchley-3 Flickr 4811499870

Number one nine-inch gun Fort Scratchley Flickr 3630880269

Fort Scratchley in Newcastle

SLNSW 37872 HMS Thorough submarine and other naval craft

RML 9 inch gun and crew at Fort Scratchley-1 Flickr 4810886027

Fort Scratchley 1890

Plans for 6 inch Mk VII guns at Fort Scratchley Flickr 5907791950

RML 9 inch gun and crew at Fort Scratchley-2 Flickr 4811498804

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1942	Shelling of Newcastle	bombardment	Wikidata
link	channel		Facebook channel@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page@		Wikidata
organisation	factory	1913	Walsh Island Dockyard and Engineering Works	shipyard, shipbuilding	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1942	State Dockyard	shipyard, shipbuilding	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1957	Forgacs Shipyard Tomago	shipyard, shipbuilding	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Scratchley	military museum, fort	Wikidata
commons	image		RML 9 inch gun and crew at Fort Scratchley-4 Flickr 4811498978		Commons
commons	image		Plans for 6 inch Mk VII guns at Fort Scratchley Flickr 5907791950		Commons
commons	image		RML 9 inch gun and crew at Fort Scratchley-3 Flickr 4811499870		Commons
commons	image		Number one nine-inch gun Fort Scratchley Flickr 3630880269		Commons
commons	image		Fort Scratchley in Newcastle		Commons
commons	image		SLNSW 37872 HMS Thorough submarine and other naval craft		Commons
commons	image		RML 9 inch gun and crew at Fort Scratchley-1 Flickr 4810886027		Commons
commons	image		Fort Scratchley 1890		Commons
commons	image		Plans for 6 inch Mk VII guns at Fort Scratchley Flickr 5907791950		Commons
commons	image		RML 9 inch gun and crew at Fort Scratchley-2 Flickr 4811498804		Commons