22-620: The Middle Head Fortifications is a heritage-listed former defence establishment and military fortifications and now public space located at Middle Head Road, Middle Head , Mosman in the Mosman Council local government area of New South Wales , Australia. It is also known as the Middle Head Military Fortifications or The Old Fort . The fortifications consist of the Outer Middle Head Battery located at
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66-497: A colonial architect. The fort was built on a strategic location and received many additions until 1911. It formed part of a network of 'outer harbour' defences. They were designed to fire at enemy ships as they attempted entry through the Sydney Heads . The whole area is linked by an extensive network of tunnels, ancillary rooms, gunpowder magazine and a disappearing gun emplacement . The site has its own underground power room that
88-696: A historic house requires consulting the urban planning administration bureau, and the real estate administration bureau. As of 31 June 2011, there are 287 declared historic houses in Hangzhou, proclaimed as 5 batches. In the near future, it is going to issue the sixth batch which includes 51 historic houses. [REDACTED] Colombia : National monuments of Colombia ; (in Spanish) Monumentos Nacionales de Colombia [REDACTED] Comoros : National Committee of Intangible Cultural Heritage (Comoros) [REDACTED] Republic of
110-705: A number of defence and other Commonwealth lands in and around Sydney Harbour . The Trust has been focused on the remediation of protected islands and make the islands accessible to the public. The lands managed by the Harbour Trust are: A number of other bodies have responsibility for the management of lands around Sydney Harbour including the Sydney Harbour National Park , an entity of the New South Wales State Government . Parking and other illegal activities on Sydney Harbour Trust land
132-507: Is considered to be one of the most significant buildings at Middle Head. The site incorporates a defensive ditch or moat and includes a fortification wall. The house looking in the direction of Middle Harbour meant that it could be used for surveillance purposes as well. One former resident was Major General Sir William Throsby Bridges KCB , CMG , the first commander of the First Australian Imperial Force and
154-583: Is enforced as a Commonwealth offence by special Sydney Harbour Trust rangers, which is a minimum $ 100 fine and is not enforced as a NSW Government State Debt Recovery Office matter. The Trust comprises eight non-executive members (including a chair) appointed by the Minister for the Environment and Water for a three-year term. Two members are appointed on the recommendation of the NSW Government , one representing
176-412: Is of heritage registers , inventories of cultural properties , natural and human-made, tangible and intangible , movable and immovable, that are deemed to be of sufficient heritage value to be separately identified and recorded. In many instances the pages linked below have as their primary focus the registered assets rather than the registers themselves. Where a particular article or set of articles on
198-453: Is supported by iron columns. Rooms located below ground were used to train some of Australia's first troops who were sent to Vietnam in 'Code of Conduct' courses, which were lessons in how to withstand torture and interrogation, by simulating prisoner of war conditions. In 1974, the Middle Head fortifications featured in the movie Stone . In 1979, most of the area became national park and
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#1732852743519264-621: The 1870s, these were upgraded in the 1880s on the advice of British experts. These fortifications still exist and are now heritage listed, they are, the Lower Georges Heights Commanding Position , the Georges Head Battery and a smaller fort located on Bradleys Head , known as the Bradleys Head Fortification Complex . The battery on Middle Head built in 1871 was designed by James Barnet ,
286-700: The Australian Women's Army Service. The house continues to be used as a residence. Extensive restoration work has been conducted by the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust which has revived many of the old buildings. The sites facilities include: Middle Head Military Fortifications was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 and in 2004 the Chowder Bay Barracks Group, including
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352-797: The Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales [REDACTED] China : Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level (全国重点文物保护单位), designated by State Administration of Cultural Heritage Sites Protected at the City Level of Hangzhou are districts, artifacts or buildings legally declared to be "protected". According to the "Regularations of historic districts and historic buildings in Hangzhou" effectivated from 1 January 2005, historic buildings are those artifacts or districts that have lasted more than 50 years, and of significant values for history, science, and art study. In Hangzhou, declaring
374-610: The Georges Head Battery, was inscribed on the Commonwealth Heritage List . [REDACTED] This Misplaced Pages article contains material from Middle Head Military Fortifications , entry number 00999 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence , accessed on 2 June 2018. Heritage register This list
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418-550: The commander of Australian forces in the Gallipoli Campaign . Throsby Bridges was killed by a sniper whilst leading the forces at Gallipoli. His warhorse Sandy was brought back to Australia, seeing out its days in Victoria. Primarily used as a residence this building originally housed two officers separately, a senior and junior officer. During World War II this building served as a Red Cross Hospital and later as accommodation for
440-625: The end of Old Fort Road, the Inner Middle Head Battery located at the end of Governors Road, and the Obelisk batteries reached by a path from the corner of Middle Head Road and Chowder Bay Road. The fortifications at Middle Head formed part of Sydney Harbour's defences . The property is owned by the Department of Planning and Environment . It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. The first fort at Middle Head
462-471: The military has moved on to more strategic locations. The army base on site which included the transport group and 30 Terminal Squadron, left Georges Height's in 1997. The Headquarters Training Command section relocated to the Victoria Barracks in 2002. The Officers quarters is a Victorian Regency style building that was built on a rough stone base. It was designed by Colonial Architect James Barnet and
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#1732852743519484-476: Was built in 1801 and the last batteries were constructed in 1942. The majority of the fortifications were built between 1870 and 1911. The site contains the works of several periods and technologies, which remain in place for review today. Historically it dates from the time when defence was first moved away from Sydney Cove and towards The Heads. There were three sets of fortifications built in Mosman and Middle Head in
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