Fort Lytton Inner Examination Battery

Fort Lytton National Park

Constructed in 1880-81 to defend Brisbane’s port facilities, the fortifications at Lytton remained a defence facility until the early 1960s. The armaments of the fort were periodically upgraded to meet changing technologies. The fort was manned during the Russian war scare of 1885, and during WW1, at which time its heavy guns provided the rivers only defensive position.

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Location

South Street

Lytton, QLD 4178

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Fortifications

History

In 1938 the role of Fort Lytton changed and the remaining heavy armaments consisting of 6-inch 'disappearing' guns were fired for the last time and were removed. The Fort becoming an Inner Examination Battery on the Brisbane River while fortifications on Bribie Island and at Cowan Cowan formed the Outer Examination Battery. The outbreak of the European war in 1939 did not see significant changes to Lytton’s role. It was not until Japan declared war and the subsequent establishment of bases in Brisbane for the United States forces that Lytton became a close defence fortification. The Lytton Heavy Battery moved...

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