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BATTERY POINT
VICTORIA PARADE PORTLAND, GLENELG SHIRE

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    • History

      BATTERY POINT - History

      Heritage Inventory History of Site: Originally the site of the "observatory" (1839) and then flagstaff (1854) and lighthouse complex (1859). The lighthouse was removed to Whalers Bluff in 1889.

      Heritage Inventory Description

      BATTERY POINT - Heritage Inventory Description

      A semi-subterranean battery and magazine was constructed on the site in 1889. 1994 - the site has been restored.

      Heritage Inventory Significance: A unique site and one of three battery sites in Western Victoria dating from this time.

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