Great video - my grandfather was working a shift at the Zinc Works when the Japanese float plane flew over in March 1942. I always thought this was a myth till I read more about it in the 1990s - they launched and recovered from Oyster Bay, and also flew over Melbourne and Sydney. Amazing that the pilot survived the war - a number of them became kamikazes, looks like this bloke was one of the luck ones.
As a lad from Bellerive , I spent hours with my mates clambering upon the walls & guns of the fort,…in those days ( 40 odd years ago ) a lot of the gates were left unlocked, and used to tentatively creep through, regaining each other with ‘ ghost stories ‘ we’d heard. The wallls being studded with dozens upon dozens of shards of very thick glass,.I wonder if kids are now ‘ discouraged ‘ or even forbidden from visting unaccompanied ? Bellerive fort has roots in a ‘ Russian scare ‘ emanating from the Crimean War of the 1850s,particularly after t h populace was rendered into hysterics after some Russian vessels appeared in the Derwent. One imagines Senator Wong would be rather delighted to see a repeat act of that ‘ Russian aggression ‘ today, allowing her to tweet away with gusto ! ‘ Australia condemns….’, ‘ Australia stands….’ etc. etc.
When my mother died, in the late 1960s, I came over from Melbourne to attend her funeral. We stayed at the home of one of my aunties (I had a bunch of aunties) in Hobart. My uncle worked for Rolls Royce and they had a excellent home with a view. She lived on Fort Street and when I asked about the name the reply came 'matter-of-factly' that there was a fort at the end of the street. I was blown away by this and spent a bit of time at what was a gun emplacement. Beautiful city, Hobart.
Your videos are really interesting. That drone shot at 4:40 you can see the house I lived in as a child, I used to go and explore and play in the fort all the time.
There's one of the guns - I would guess from the Queen's Battery - on the Domain hill, facing toward the Derwent, outside the old stone (magazine?) building, not far from the Anzac Walk. Speaking of war fortifications, there's a small emplacement on the East face of Goats Bluff, looking out over that side of Storm Bay. As well as a impressive concrete bunker / gun emplacement at the Derwent River mouth, Pierson's Park. Both I believe date from WW2.
I had no idea about the batteries near the cenotaph and on Mt Nelson! I’m very familiar with the other 2 though. I believe there’s another at South Arm but it’s on Army land and not open to the public. I don’t know any more about that one. There’s a WWII(I believe) era battery at Tinderbox too, so maybe they’re both of a similar vintage.
Thanks, mate. No, it's on HCC land. You can walk up there and have a look around. It's up a long drive way. You can figure it out easily enough on Google Maps.
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Great video. I always learn so much from these.
Thanks Zebra
Wonderful and interesting video.
Cheers, thank for watching.
Great video - my grandfather was working a shift at the Zinc Works when the Japanese float plane flew over in March 1942. I always thought this was a myth till I read more about it in the 1990s - they launched and recovered from Oyster Bay, and also flew over Melbourne and Sydney. Amazing that the pilot survived the war - a number of them became kamikazes, looks like this bloke was one of the luck ones.
Nobuo Fujita was one of the very most skilled pilots in WW2, too valuable to become sacrificed as kamikaze. He did however train them.
As a lad from Bellerive , I spent hours with my mates clambering upon the walls & guns of the fort,…in those days ( 40 odd years ago ) a lot of the gates were left unlocked, and used to tentatively creep through, regaining each other with ‘ ghost stories ‘ we’d heard.
The wallls being studded with dozens upon dozens of shards of very thick glass,.I wonder if kids are now ‘ discouraged ‘ or even forbidden from visting unaccompanied ? Bellerive fort has roots in a ‘ Russian scare ‘ emanating from the Crimean War of the 1850s,particularly after t h populace was rendered into hysterics after some Russian vessels appeared in the Derwent. One imagines Senator Wong would be rather delighted to see a repeat act of that ‘ Russian aggression ‘ today, allowing her to tweet away with gusto ! ‘ Australia condemns….’, ‘ Australia stands….’ etc. etc.
Really enjoy your wonderful work. Thank you.
Thanks for all the support, mate.
Great video!
Thank you, glad you liked it.
My understanding is that these batteries essentially replaced the earlier battery in what is now Princes Park, that gave Battery Point its name.
Pretty much, James. That one was really run down.
Love your work.
thank, mate. Yeah, I hope to keep producing more on this channel, if it can become sustainable.
When my mother died, in the late 1960s, I came over from Melbourne to attend her funeral. We stayed at the home of one of my aunties (I had a bunch of aunties) in Hobart. My uncle worked for Rolls Royce and they had a excellent home with a view. She lived on Fort Street and when I asked about the name the reply came 'matter-of-factly' that there was a fort at the end of the street. I was blown away by this and spent a bit of time at what was a gun emplacement. Beautiful city, Hobart.
Your videos are really interesting.
That drone shot at 4:40 you can see the house I lived in as a child, I used to go and explore and play in the fort all the time.
Took a friend from Sydney to the Kangaroo battery. She was shocked that it just was there and no one cared
It’s a cool spot.
Wonderful.
Fort Direction and Tinderbox were set up for the same reason. Directly opposite each other.
great video, i wish you'd shown some of the more unknown ones like the one on Goats Bluff and out at tinderbox
Love that dog!
Superb information much appreciated.
Wow, and interesting story about the Japanese Bomber. Like many other forts around our country some never came to fruition. 👍🏽🙏🏽🤗
Awesome new knowledge about the Japanese pilot, can you share the info link please? Did not know!
His name was Nobuo Fujita. You can Google him for more.
There's one of the guns - I would guess from the Queen's Battery - on the Domain hill, facing toward the Derwent, outside the old stone (magazine?) building, not far from the Anzac Walk.
Speaking of war fortifications, there's a small emplacement on the East face of Goats Bluff, looking out over that side of Storm Bay.
As well as a impressive concrete bunker / gun emplacement at the Derwent River mouth, Pierson's Park.
Both I believe date from WW2.
Another banger
Thanks, dude
Fascinating video as always. There's also another battery located in Tinderbox, south of Hobart.
You got it.
I had no idea about the batteries near the cenotaph and on Mt Nelson! I’m very familiar with the other 2 though. I believe there’s another at South Arm but it’s on Army land and not open to the public. I don’t know any more about that one. There’s a WWII(I believe) era battery at Tinderbox too, so maybe they’re both of a similar vintage.
Yeah, there's quite a few that aren't included in this video.
Your videos should be compulsory viewing for all Tassie students, Thank you :-)
You, sir, give a valuable service, in an iconic Ozzie laconic manner.
Thanks, mate.
Great video. I’ve always enjoyed the history of these sites and grew up running around them. Anything on Alexandra Battery in Battery Point?
Thank you. Not yet.
Cool
thanks man
Just stumbled upon your channel. Good work! Did you gain permission to see the mt Nelson battery or its it open to all? Thanks
Thanks, mate. No, it's on HCC land. You can walk up there and have a look around. It's up a long drive way. You can figure it out easily enough on Google Maps.
@@angusthornett cheers mate
@@angusthornett just noticed a private road sign with a gate... no one lives up there?
@@tassiegoat No one lives there. It's owned by the Hobart City Council. It's called Dorney House. You can read about it with a Google search.
@@angusthornett thanks again
I think by 97 they were pretty much mates
Who were we defending from in 1880 the Jesuits or the Zionists anyway awesome video.
FRACTAL batteries do you think Angus?
great fkn info dude what a video....plz plz plz watch my hidden bunkers video...this on my video colab together for sure on our info....that footage from that private land was great mate love it nice info more than I've known and I'm local born done well 👍🍺😉
I'll check it out
@@angusthornett cheers champ take care and be safe 🍻