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had come upon the land while looking for rogue criminals, but his pursuits were unsuccessful and instead he found fragments of coal at the base of the hill. Flagstaff Hill continued to be the home of coal exportation throughout the early 19th century, until the army claimed the land in 1843. Plans
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In 2004 the site was closed for renovation which the city hoped would make the fort a major tourist attraction. Unfortunately, as costs rose due to vandalism and an increase in necessary decontamination to the site, progress stalled. The
Australian Government funded the project after reaching an
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guns were decommissioned in 1965 and relocated to
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5.5 million to almost $ 10 million after reaching a second agreement in 2007. The government wanted to ensure that the site was repaired correctly as it sees it as a special place in
Australia's military history. The site re-opened in June 2008; a museum on the site was operational by 2009.
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One of the QF 1.5 inch
Nordenfelt guns was removed in 1910 and the other two in the 1930s; all were sent to Sydney. One was returned to the Fort in 1985. It was restored in 2015 and is capable of being fired on special occasions.
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guns and a casemated battery of four 80 pounders. In 1889 three
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in 2004, and decided to increase its funding from an estimated
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Fort Scratchley received an Engineering Heritage Marker from
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Fort Scratchley (on hilltop) viewed from Nobbys Beach
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Commonwealth Heritage List places in New South Wales
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Fort Scratchley Historical Society official website
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2018:South Waratah Colliery
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114:32.92768°S 151.79045°E
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1007:John Hunter Hospital
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2434:New England Highway
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851:New Lambton Heights
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2059:Bluebell Collision
1365:Waratah Technology
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1406:Lambton High
1193:Kia Ora Stud
1062:Queens Wharf
991:
949:Hunter River
921:Waratah West
776:The Junction
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590:Peter Dunn,
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282:Hunter River
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217:Battles/wars
189:Site history
176:(10am - 4pm)
169:Open to
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2974:Lostock Dam
2657:High Street
2607:Broadmeadow
2308:Wine making
2269:Whittingham
2259:Ravensworth
1972:Nobbys Head
1722:Myall Lakes
1717:Mount Royal
1712:Ghin-Doo-Ee
1707:Booti Booti
1649:Myall Lakes
1401:Kotara High
1057:Nobbys Head
901:Tighes Hill
876:Rankin Park
846:New Lambton
701:Broadmeadow
465:Puckapunyal
385:World War I
325:68 pounders
209:In use
117: /
105:151°47′26″E
93:Coordinates
3170:Categories
3050:The Herald
2879:Light rail
2823:Sid Fogg's
2793:Bus routes
2772:Wirragulla
2757:Wallarobba
2692:Mindaribba
2622:Dora Creek
2592:Beresfield
2556:Main North
2454:Putty Road
2315:Lindeman's
1872:Historical
1800:Gloucester
1795:Chichester
1780:Barrington
1629:Cape Hawke
935:Rivers and
831:Merewether
731:Georgetown
716:Cooks Hill
711:Carrington
696:Black Hill
686:Beresfield
515:References
397:See also:
319:Beginnings
278:Tasman Sea
272:Background
102:32°55′40″S
3020:Hit 106.9
2899:Utilities
2762:Warabrook
2727:Singleton
2672:Lochinvar
2637:Fassifern
2582:Adamstown
2561:Newcastle
2399:Transport
2254:Newcastle
2244:Grasstree
2204:Allandale
2078:shipwreck
1919:Education
1737:Wallingat
1602:Geography
1338:Secondary
1292:Education
911:Warabrook
886:Shortland
856:Newcastle
806:Maryville
781:Kooragang
766:Islington
706:Callaghan
681:Bar Beach
671:Adamstown
353:6-inch BL
254:Australia
212:1882–1972
181:Condition
164:Australia
3055:Triple M
2747:Thornton
2717:Sandgate
2712:Paterson
2697:Morisset
2677:Maitland
2662:Hilldale
2647:Hamilton
2602:Branxton
2597:Booragul
2577:Aberdeen
2530:Stockton
2520:Monkerai
2249:Minimbah
2234:Dingadee
2224:Cessnock
2052:Maritime
1991:Industry
1845:Williams
1835:Paterson
1805:Goulburn
1754:The Glen
1747:Werakata
1742:Watagans
1465:Tertiary
1362:Wallsend
1350:Avondale
1309:Avondale
1222:Shopping
1166:Industry
906:Wallsend
891:Stockton
881:Sandgate
811:Mayfield
801:Maryland
796:Lenaghan
761:The Hill
736:Hamilton
726:Fletcher
571:27 April
503:See also
474:The two
469:Victoria
355:and one
306:Founding
280:and the
184:Restored
3114:General
3093:Defence
2798:Busways
2767:Waratah
2742:Teralba
2737:Telarah
2687:Metford
2612:Cardiff
2525:Morpeth
2495:Dunmore
2490:Cooreei
2480:Beckers
2274:Wickham
2264:Toronto
2214:Belford
2209:Antiene
2188:Toronto
2168:Morpeth
2163:Belmont
2120:General
1935:General
1898:Defence
1820:Manning
1732:Towarri
1727:Tomaree
1612:General
1584:Surfest
1302:Primary
926:Wickham
916:Waratah
791:Lambton
771:Jesmond
357:8-in BL
301:History
258:Russian
199: (
3040:New FM
2667:Kotara
2652:Hexham
2627:Dungog
2515:Hinton
2510:Hexham
2239:Farley
1840:Wangat
1815:Karuah
1810:Hunter
1790:Bylong
1763:Rivers
786:Kotara
756:Hexham
607:- site
476:Mk VII
461:Sydney
331:Design
264:. The
138:Height
3083:Other
3005:Media
2863:Ferry
2732:Tarro
2722:Scone
2642:Greta
2587:Awaba
2283:Trams
2229:Civic
2076:Sygna
1830:Pages
1825:Myall
1770:Allyn
1263:Other
896:Tarro
841:Minmi
194:Built
151:Owner
3065:2NUR
2777:Wyee
2540:Vacy
2407:Road
2113:Rail
1775:Avon
1687:and
573:2020
411:I-21
223:1942
201:1882
197:1882
130:Type
3060:2HD
2832:Air
2786:Bus
2074:MV
1785:Bow
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