Talk:Hobart coastal defences

Pictures?
Does anyone have pictures of Prince of Wales Battery, Prince Albert Battery, Alexandra Battery or Kangaroo Battery they can add? Rac fleming (talk) 12:11, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
 * I have uploaded two images of Alexandra Battery that may be useful. I'll let you decide if you want to use them and how to place them. Barrylb (talk) 02:52, 29 December 2007 (UTC)



Another that I think would be really good on this article would be a map showing the location of each battery... Barrylb (talk) 05:20, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

Awesome. Nice pics! Just the thing. Thanks very much for that. Makes me a bit nostalgic actually, been a few years since I have been there...Rac fleming (talk) 17:28, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Glad you like them. The article inspired me to visit Kangaroo Bluff Battery today too, so I've added a picture from that. Barrylb (talk) 08:24, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

GA nomination on hold
Fail coz it's teh Daniel

On hold - stuff to do; That be all. Go nuts on referencing, please. And leave a note on my talk page when you're done. &mdash; Dihydrogen Monoxide (Review) 07:39, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
 * "protect the city of Hobart, Tasmania, from" - Hobart, Tasmania states where it's located, no need to say Tasmania
 * Done by Rac fleming.  Daniel  09:01, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Eeeek, very unreferenced :(
 * To be referenced (see Rac fleming's edit summaries).  Daniel  09:01, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
 * "The new battery was called the Prince of Wales Battery and was completed in 1841." - Reword --> "The new battery, named "Prince of Wales Battery", was completed in 1841."
 * Done by Rac fleming.  Daniel  09:01, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
 * "Despite its significant firepower, the poor location and firing angles of the new fortress soon became obvious." - Standalone sentence, merge into another paragraph
 * Done by Rac fleming.  Daniel  09:01, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
 * "From 1887 both the Alexandria and Kangaroo Batteries..." - Might wanna merge this and the next 2 paragraphs
 * Done by Rac fleming.  Daniel  09:01, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Failing it because it's me? Now, that would be a tad harsh :) Thanks for your comments.  Daniel  09:01, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Harsh, but justified. &mdash; Dihydrogen Monoxide (Review) 09:39, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
 * passed. &mdash; Dihydrogen Monoxide 02:19, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Woohoo. My first GA. I am proud. Rac fleming (talk) 10:30, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

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Illustration is wrong
The illustration of the battery locations is wrong and misleading, unfortunately the author of the illustration is uncontactable as the account is no longer active.

1. The Mulgrave battery location is completely wrong. The location as marked is the location of the proposed Mona Battery, named after the street that ran down to the location, it was planned but never built. If you go to the government library site (https://www.linc.tas.gov.au/Pages/Home.aspx) and type in 131821480 in the search box you will see a 1839 map that shows the Mulgrave Battery in the bottom left corner. Type in 136187713 to see an 1829 map of the location. 2. The Prince of Wales Battery is wrong. It was directly below the Albert Battery, not as shown in the illustration. 3. The Albert Battery is wrong, it is too far inland and misplaced. 4. The location of Anglesea Barracks is wrong. 5. The location of the Alexandra Battery is wrong. 6. The location of the Queen's Battery is wrong, but that section of the map appears odd as well; it appears vertically stretched compared to actual maps and contemporary aerial images.

The question is if this misleading and inaccurate illustration should be deleted until a better map is put up, or should it remain and continue to mislead and misinform people? 123.3.237.96 (talk) 19:31, 6 May 2018 (UTC)
 * G'day, you might be able to request help updating the map if you post a request at Graphics Lab/Map workshop. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 00:23, 7 May 2018 (UTC)


 * Thanks AustralianRupert, I am asking around for a map maker.


 * In the meantime I have also found out that the battery depicted in the current illustration to the north of the city, outside Government House, is also completely wrong. There was never a battery at that location, if you think about it it makes no sense. The mistake has been made in that there was a gun battery outside Government House, called the Denison battery, but that battery was only extant between 1855 - 1860ish. At that time Government House was actually in Hobart, in a location covering part of Franklin Square, Elizabeth Street and the Council building. The Denison battery faced straight out over the harbour between what is now the Elizabeth Street pier and the Brooke St pier. Government House was relocated in 1858 to where it is now and the one in the city was demolished by 1863. The last mention of the Denison battery is in 1860 but as Franklin Square was being built, Elizabeth St being made, and Government House gone the battery was redundant and removed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 123.3.237.96 (talk) 20:26, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

Albert Battery dates.
The Albert battery was condemned and removed by 1881. In 1882, the land was handed over to the Hobart City Council for use as a park. But by 1885 the locations of the Albert battery and Prince of Wales battery was a quarry, the reason given that they gave a good source of bluestone chips for road surfacing as material sourced from further away was too expensive. The debate went on until the COuncil relented and made the park. This link is to contemporary news source that mentions the commencemnet of blasting in the quarry in 1885, under the headline at the very top of the page as 'PRINCE'S PARK QUARRY':

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9101275 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 123.3.237.96 (talk) 06:00, 26 August 2018 (UTC)