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12-19-2017, 02:44 AM - 3 Likes   #1
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Fort Nepean

Fort Nepean was built in 1886 as part of extensive defensive works at the entrance to Port Philip Bay (on which are both the major Victorian ports of Melbourne and Geelong).
It was further developed, particulary during the two world wars.

This is the view across the entrance to Port Philip Bay. The lighthouse visible is at Point Lonsdale, the site of further gun emplacements.


A gun emplacement looking towards Pt Lonsdale.
It was here that the first allied shot of WW1 was fired to prevent a German ship departing.
The first Australian shot of WW2 was fired from here to stop a ship entering the bay, only to find that it was an Australian ship which hadn't given the correct signal!


The two guns that actually fired the above mentioned shots


Part of the tunnel work between various guns and ammo stores


Entrance to magazine


Entrance to engine house (electricity generation for search lights)


Brick chamber in engine house - coal store when turbines were coal fired


machinery blocks in generation room


Observation post - looked out over the ocean to the south, over the bay to the north, and the bay entrance to the west.


View from observation post - Queenscliff in the distance (command post, further gunnery, etc)



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Nice. Well done and thank you for sharing.
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Thanks for sharing. I haven't been to Australia for many years and had forgotten the lovely light in Victoria.

I am sat in the UK on a dull winter day - this has brightened it nicely :-)
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Thanks Rod,

Reminded me that there is a shot I wanted to try on a sunny day.

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Thanks for sharing. I haven't been to Australia for many years and had forgotten the lovely light in Victoria.

I am sat in the UK on a dull winter day - this has brightened it nicely :-)
Yes, Robin, this the place to be!
It is not always perfect, but the good days make up for the bad.
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Would you like a mineral water or a ginger beer?

It's a great place to explore isn't it?

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It's a great place to explore isn't it?
It has a little additional meaning for me as my Grandfather was stationed at Pearce Barracks for a time during WW2.

Then and now:
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Excellent history lesson Rod, thanks for sharing, Paul and alfa75ts too. I hope they missed on that Australian ship coming in with the wrong signal.
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Thanks Tom,
On both occasions it was a shot across the bow!
The German boat was quickly preparing to leave Melbourne in anticipation of WW1 declaration; too little too late
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Craig, I got quick shot of the concrete slab of Pearce Barracks from the shuttle bus; the bus was going slowly enough for it to turn out alright - the driver spent a fair bit of energy dodging hikers who seemed to claim the road for themselves!
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Well, Rod made me do it.

Some shots from this morning.

1/ Fire!
2/ Observer Corps.

Plus there's a panorama over in the Panoramas thread.
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I'm glad that I could inspire you Craig.
But the pano doesn't appear for me!!
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Did you click the link?

Just in case, here it is.


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Yes Craig, clicked the link, got to the pano thread saw Des's magnificent view of Corner Inlet & the prom. (I must go down that way sometime!!) and your test at #1461.
But no pano of Fort Nepean.
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