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MARIBYRNONG BATTERY
MORELAND ST, BETWEEN WINGFIELD RD AND BUNBURY ST FOOTSCRAY, MARIBYRNONG CITY
MARIBYRNONG BATTERY
MORELAND ST, BETWEEN WINGFIELD RD AND BUNBURY ST FOOTSCRAY, MARIBYRNONG CITY
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MARIBYRNONG BATTERY - History
A former naval battery stood on the west bank of the Maribyrnong between Henderson's Piggery and The Ship Inn (Haffenden, 1987: 12). The battery is shown in Gill's watercolour of Hendersons' Piggery in 1873, which shows three timber sheds surrounded by a stone wall, and a flagstaff on the river end of the site. The Summary Contracts Book of the Public Works Department records that this site was used as a depot for test firing torpedoes in the 1870's (VPRS 2143). It is speculated that the installation of this facility may also have coincided with the advent of government shipbuilding activities directly across the river (H7822-0446).MARIBYRNONG BATTERY - Interpretation of Site
This was the only battery located in the Maribyrnong River. The site has historical significance as a place which reflects defence trends in the late 19th century.
Heritage Inventory Description
MARIBYRNONG BATTERY - Heritage Inventory Description
A 1.5 m high bluestone wall is still evident onsite, which appears to be a retaining wall.
Bluestone wall.
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MARIBYRNONG BATTERYVictorian Heritage Inventory
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Former Maribyrnong BatteryVic. War Heritage Inventory
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