Powder Hulk Bay (New South Wales)

Powder Hulk Bay (New South Wales)

Powder Hulk Bay in Sydney Australia. is an inlet close to Seaforth, it was the favoured Government choice for the suggested mooring of the powder hulks containing explosives. By December 1882 the floating magazines Pride of England and Behring together with the guardship Alacrity, had been established in what is now called Powder Hulk Bay, Seaforth, Middle Harbour. As the population of Manly increased in the early 1900s, particularly around Seaforth, complaints multiplied concerning the safety of having explosives moored in such close proximity to residents. Following a committee recommendation in October 1906 that Bantry Bay would be a suitable place to build explosives magazines on land, to replace the floating magazines then moored in Powder Hulk Bay, the NSW Government issued a proclamation on 31 December 1906 resuming alienated land at Bantry Bay.

References

* [http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/npws.nsf/Content/NPWS+lifts+the+lid+on+Bantry+Bay+explosives+stores+in+Garigal+National+Park National Parks and Wildlife Service]
* [http://www.manly.nsw.gov.au/IgnitionSuite/uploads/docs/powderhulks.pdf A Night on the Powder hulks, By George Champion OAM and Shelagh Champion OAM May 2003.]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Bantry Bay (New South Wales) — Bantry Bay in Sydney Australia is located just off Middle Harbour in the Garigal National Park.History and DescriptionMany people think Bantry Bay was a military complex, but in fact it was used to store military explosives during the Second… …   Wikipedia

  • List of ships of the line of the Royal Navy — This is a list of ships of the line of the Royal Navy of England, and later (from 1707) of Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. The list dates from 1660, the year in which the Royal Navy came into being after the restoration of the monarchy… …   Wikipedia

  • performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”