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Location Battery Park Reserve is located along Cliff Road Wollongong NSW 2500 Proposed Community Land Category Mix Area of Cultural Significance Crown Reserve Purpose Public Recreation Initial Category under the CLM Act Park Key Considerations for the Reserve This reserve is part of the State Heritage Register Item 01823 – Wollongong Harbour Precinct and is also heritage listed in the Wollongong LEP 2009 separately as Smith’s Hill Fort. The Smith's Hill Battery was constructed 1892-93 as a three-gun emplacement. In 1988, the site was excavated and the fort and the guns and their mountings were restored. Both heritage listings and the Heritage Act 1977 protect the site. Fortifications and gun emplacements are in need of specialist restoration work in line with State Heritage management recommendations.
Location Battery Park Reserve is located along Cliff Road Wollongong NSW 2500 Proposed Community Land Category Mix Area of Cultural Significance Crown Reserve Purpose Public Recreation Initial Category under the CLM Act Park Key Considerations for the Reserve This reserve is part of the State Heritage Register Item 01823 – Wollongong Harbour Precinct and is also heritage listed in the Wollongong LEP 2009 separately as Smith’s Hill Fort. The Smith's Hill Battery was constructed 1892-93 as a three-gun emplacement. In 1988, the site was excavated and the fort and the guns and their mountings were restored. Both heritage listings and the Heritage Act 1977 protect the site. Fortifications and gun emplacements are in need of specialist restoration work in line with State Heritage management recommendations.
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