Fort Ballance (Point Gordon)
Maps and Plans
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Description: Northern Miramar military sites, 1886. Note the two guns marked down at Fort Ballance
Reference: Military Reserves Watts Peninsular [Peninsula], Wellington, certified plan of Military Reserves, proclamation taking land for defence [ABZK 24411 PWD 13746 (R25274334)] Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kawanatanga
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Description: Plan of proposed Torpedo Shed at Mahanga Bay, 1886. This doesn't appear to have been built, but shows some of the other structures in the bay at this time
Reference: Torpedo Shed Contract, Point Gordon, drawing No. 1 plan and section of site for torpedo boat slip etc [ACHL 22541 PWDW000 13976 (R19471539)] Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kawanatanga
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1 - Searchlight (#2 WW1 - #4 WW2)
2 - Twin 6pdr Emplacement
3 - Engine Room
4 - Oil Store
5 - Searchlight #3 (WW2)
6 - Concrete Structure (Unknown use)
7 - CASL Mess
8 - Searchlight #5 (WW2)
9 - Searchlight Engine Room (WW1) Later CASL Store
10 - Searchlight #1 (WW1) Searchlight Control Station (WW2)
11 - Searchlight #6
12 - Searchlight Engine Room (for #6)
13 - Searchlight Engine Room (for #5)
14 - Seesaw Searchlight Emplacement
15 - 12pdr/4-inch Emplacements
16 - 4-inch BOP / ELDS
17 - Fort Gordon
18 - Minefield Control Station (Semi underground)
19 - Fort Ballance
20 - Low Battery Site
21 - The Original Tramway Incline
22 - Various Magazine Structures (WW2?)