• Fort Scratchley is situated atop Flagstaff Hill, overlooking the Tasman Sea and the Hunter River, less than 1 km (0.6 mi) from the Newcastle central business district.
  • You can experience the field gun firing at 1pm each day, except Tuesdays. Fort Scratchley Historic Site is located at Nobbys Road, Newcastle.
  • He was informative and had many insights into the military and non military Newcastle history as we toured the tunnels in Fort Scratchley.
  • In 1977, Fort Scratchley became home to the Newcastle Regional Maritime Museum and the Military Museum/Fort Scratchley Historical Society in 1982.
  • Fort Scratchley Historical Society Newcastle NSW, Newcastle, New South Wales. 4,595 likes · 141 talking about this. The only surviving operational...
  • Fort Scratchley is a historically significant coastal defense fortification located in Newcastle.
  • Fort Scratchley is an historical coastal Fort built in 1882. The Fort overlooks Newcastle Harbour and Nobbys Beach and is home to the only two land-based guns...
  • Fort Scratchley, situated in Newcastle East, is a historical landmark and museum that offers a glimpse into Australia's military past.
  • Fort Scratchley Newcastle is famous for being the only Australian fort for fire its guns at an enemy ship, the Japanese I-21 submarine.
  • Back in 1942 when Japanese submarines came into Newcastle waters, there was a fight and one of the submarines sunk.This submarine is rumoured to still be...