Searchlight positions at the South Channel Fort (2009). On the right is the Observation Post - these were built in 1898

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Searchlight positions at the South Channel Fort (2009). On the right is the Observation Post - these were built in 1898

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South Channel Fort (2009). This was built between 1879 and 1888, as part of Victoria's defence infrastructure protecting Port Phillip from the threat of foreign invasion — South Channel Fort (…

South Channel Fort Tunnel (2009). At this time, the underground tunnels were not open to, nor accessible by the public visiting the Fort — South Channel Fort T…

Dock @ South Channel Fort (2009). The dock was built as a refuge for the shallow draft torpedo boats of the Victorian Naval Defence [c.1888] — Dock @ South Channel…

South Channel Fort - a tramway ran from the jetty around the rear of the Fort. Remains of the sleepers can be seen in the rough concrete decking (2009) — South Channel Fort -…

Even Flow

Pier Sth Channel Island — Pier Sth Channel Isl…

South Channel Fort - Gun Emplacement 4 (2009). In 1886, a 8-inch 'disappearing gun' was installed here. This gun was raised to fire and then re-coiled back under cover once it had fired — South Channel Fort -…

Dock and Pier @ South Channel Fort (2009). This jetty was constructed in 2000, and is a near replica of the second jetty that serviced the Fort. The original jetty was at the other end of the island and has now been removed — Dock and Pier @ Sout…

South Channel Fort (2013). This is a 0.7 hectare artificial island, built in the 1880s as part of a network of fortifications protecting the entrance to Port Phillip. — South Channel Fort (…

South Channel Fort - Gun Emplacement 4 with the Pump Chamber, housing the hand pump to supply pressure to recoil the cyclinder of the 8-inch gun, on the left — South Channel Fort -…

South Channel Fort Observation Post (2009). Not much fun doing a shift looking out through this hole — South Channel Fort O…

An old boiler (2009) - not the Ansett Hostie type, but the genuine article from the early 1900s, at the South Channel Fort — An old boiler (2009)…

South Channel Fort - Gun Emplacement 3. This originally had a 6-inch gun on a Vavasseur Mounting [1885-6], but this was replaced by a 4-inch Quick Fire gun in 1888-89 — South Channel Fort -…

South Channel Fort Water Tanks - decomposing (2009). The Fort could accommodate 60 NCOs and other ranks, so fresh water was essential — South Channel Fort W…

South Channel Fort (2013). This was built in the 1880s, using 14,000 tonnes of bluestone boulders, concrete and sand. — South Channel Fort (…

South Channel Fort - Gun Emplacement 4, looking south. On the right is the remains of the Battery Observation Post — South Channel Fort -…