Fort Denison

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Fort Denison, part of the Sydney Harbour National Park, is a heritage-listed former penal site and defensive facility occupying a small island located north-east of the Royal Botanic Garden and approximately 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) east of the Opera House in Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia. The island may have been known as Mattewanye or Muddawahnyuh in the Eora language, and as Pinchgut Island.

1788 Website,  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Muddawahnyuh
Government of New South Wales, sea fort, island, military museum, Martello tower, Australia, Sydney Harbour islands, Australia, 

  • NSW Heritage Database page@
  • Tripadvisor page@
  • martellotowers.co.uk page@
  • Government of New South Wales page@ Fort Denison Conservation Management Plan
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Location: -33.8548, 151.2256, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,  
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  • Battle of Parramatta ⓘ
    1797 battle
  • Rum Rebellion ⓘ
    rebellion in British penal colony of New South Wales (1808)
  • Attack on Sydney Harbour ⓘ
    1942 World War II attack by Japan
  • Ben Buckler Gun Battery ⓘ
  • Bankstown Bunker ⓘ
    ruin of a military headquarters in Sydney, Australia
  • Bare Island Fort ⓘ
    fort in Sydney, Australia
  • Fort Banks ⓘ
  • Malabar Battery ⓘ
    coastal defence battery in New South Wales, Australia
  • Fort Denison ⓘ
    heritage-listed former penal site and defensive facility in Sydney Harbour, Australia  
  • Fort Macquarie ⓘ
  • Australian Army Artillery Museum ⓘ
  • HMAS Advance ⓘ
    1968 Attack-class patrol boat
  • HMAS Onslow ⓘ
    1968 Oberon-class submarine
  • HMAS Vampire ⓘ
    1956 Daring-class destroyer
  • New South Wales Lancers Memorial Museum ⓘ
    military museum in Sydney, Australia
  • ANZAC Memorial ⓘ
    memorial and museum in Sydney, Australia
  • Royal Australian Navy Heritage Centre ⓘ
    maritime museum in Garden Island, Sydney
  • HMAS Pioneer ⓘ
    1899 Pelorus-class protected cruiser
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    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    eventarmed conflict1797Battle of ParramattabattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1808Rum RebellionrebellionWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1942Attack on Sydney HarbourEmpire of Japan, offensiveWikidata
    linkpageNSW Heritage Database page@Wikidata
    linkpageTripadvisor page@Wikidata
    linkpagemartellotowers.co.uk page@Wikidata
    linkpageGovernment of New South Wales page@Fort Denison Conservation Management PlanWikidata
    objectwatercraftHMAS Aruntadestroyer, Tribal-class destroyerWikidata
    objectwatercraftHMAS GoolgwaishipWikidata
    objectwatercraftHMAS KarangishipWikidata
    objectwatercraftHMAS KookaburrashipWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSS CanberraBoston-class cruiser, Baltimore-class cruiser, guided missile cruiserWikidata
    objectwatercraft1919HMAS Doombaminesweeper, Hunt-class minesweeperWikidata
    organisationarms industry1997Tenix Defencearms industry, businessWikidata
    organisationfactory1855Mort's Dockshipyard, shipbuildingWikidata
    siteartillery battery1893Ben Buckler Gun Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
    sitebunker1945Bankstown Bunkerheadquarters, bunker, ruinsWikidata
    sitefortBare Island FortfortWikidata
    sitefortFort Banksmilitary installation, fortWikidata
    sitefortMalabar BatteryfortWikidata
    sitefort1788Fort Denisonsea fort, Government of New South Wales, military museum, Martello tower, islandWikidata
    sitefort1817Fort MacquariefortWikidata
    sitemuseumAustralian Army Artillery Museummilitary museumWikidata
    sitemuseumHMAS AdvanceRoyal Australian Navy, preserved watercraft, museum ship, patrol vesselWikidata
    sitemuseumHMAS OnslowRoyal Australian Navy, preserved watercraft, attack submarine, museum shipWikidata
    sitemuseumHMAS Vampiredestroyer, museum ship, preserved watercraft, Royal Australian NavyWikidata
    sitemuseumNew South Wales Lancers Memorial Museummilitary museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1936ANZAC Memorialmilitary museum, war memorialWikidata
    sitemuseum2005Royal Australian Navy Heritage Centremilitary museum, maritime museumWikidata
    siteshipwreck1900HMAS Pioneershipwreck, light cruiser, Pelorus-class protected cruiserWikidata
    commonsimageFort Denison 6 Commons
    commonsimageFort Denison 7 Commons
    commonsimageFort Denison 8 Commons
    commonsimageFort Denison 5 Commons
    commonsimageFort Denison 9 Commons
    commonsimageFort Denison from The Powerhouse Museum Commons
    commonsimageFort Denison (153822503) Commons
    commonsimageAustralia Station Squadron (AWM 304426) Commons
    commonsimageSídney-Australia29 Commons
    commonsimageSídney-Australia33 Commons
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