Black and White Photograph of Soldiers and Guns at Fort Lytton, Brisbane

Queensland State Archives posted a photo:

Invading Army And Navy Get Hot Reception
Realistic “Battle” at Enoggera While Fort Lytton Guns Boom

The rat-tat-tat of machine-gun fire echoing through the hills and ranges of Enoggera and Ashgrove yesterday showed that the soldiers in the making at the Enoggera camp were having a taste of actual battle practice while the boom of big guns down the bay indicated that the artillery-men camped at Fort Lytton were making things warm for hostile naval craft.

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The Courtier-Mail, 14 April 1936

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Item ID 2692229

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