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Coastal Gun-3

Submitted by IDJ on Thu, 2013-09-19 23:28
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1941

Harbour entrance-which one?

Coastal gun-2

Submitted by IDJ on Wed, 2013-09-18 18:16
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1941
Places shown in this photo: 
Mount Davis Battery [c.1912- ]

No doubt the experts know where this is

Coastal Gun-1

Submitted by IDJ on Wed, 2013-09-18 18:14
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1941

Possibly posted previously and someone knows the location

10-in gun at Stonecutters Island

Submitted by Admin on Thu, 2011-12-29 11:00
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1935
Places shown in this photo: 
Stonecutters Island [????- ]

Alan provides more information about this gun:

Range finder on Signal Hill. Havildhar Major in the center.

Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2011-12-20 10:36
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1937
Places shown in this photo: 
Signal Hill - Blackhead Point [1907- ]

The camera is facing south-west, with Peninsula Hotel visible on right.

There's more about this photo in this thread.

Jim's range finder at top of Signal Hill tower looking east to harbour entrance

Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2011-12-19 10:27
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1937
Places shown in this photo: 
Signal Hill - Blackhead Point [1907- ]

I'll guess that the group of photos on & around Signal Hill photos were taken in 1937. One of them shows the 'Taipo Belle' attached to the back of a train. As moddsey notes, this service started in Oct 1936, so it can't be earlier than that.

Signal Hill, 18-pounder battery

Submitted by Admin on Sat, 2011-12-17 16:03
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1936
Places shown in this photo: 
Signal Hill - Blackhead Point [1907- ]
Signal Hill Battery / Blackhead Fort [????- ]

I haven't read of any battery on Signal Hill in the 1930s before, so this photo and its title are interesting to see.

Anti-aircraft guns at Cape D'Aguilar

Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2011-12-12 12:13
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1935
Places shown in this photo: 
Cape d'Aguilar [????- ]
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