Breakwater Battery
Breakwater Battery, was a coastal defence battery at Port Kembla, New South Wales, Australia during World War II. Constructed in 1939 to provide protection for Port Kembla from enemy shipping and submarines.- Opening hours: 24/7
- Type: Museum
- Description: coastal defence battery at Port Kembla, New South Wales
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Port Kembla railway station and Port Kembla North railway station.
Port Kembla railway station
Railway station
Photo: Abesty, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Port Kembla railway station is a single-platform intercity train terminal located in Port Kembla, Australia, on the South Coast railway line's Port Kembla branch. Port Kembla railway station is situated 1 km west of Breakwater Battery.
Port Kembla North railway station
Railway station
Photo: Abesty, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Port Kembla North railway station is a single-platform intercity train station located in Port Kembla, Australia, on the South Coast railway line's Port Kembla branch. Port Kembla North railway station is situated 2½ km west of Breakwater Battery.
Cringila railway station
Railway station
Photo: Abesty, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cringila railway station is located in Cringila, Australia, on the South Coast railway line's Port Kembla branch. The station serves Sydney Trains travelling south to Port Kembla and north to Wollongong and Sydney. Cringila railway station is situated 3½ km west of Breakwater Battery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Kembla and Kemblawarra.
Port Kembla
Suburb
Port Kembla is a suburb of Wollongong 10 km south of the CBD and part of the Illawarra region of New South Wales. The suburb comprises a seaport, industrial complex, a small harbour foreshore nature reserve, and a small commercial sector.
Kemblawarra
Neighborhood
Photo: Graeme Bartlett, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kemblawarra is a residential, commercial and light industrial area of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. It is officially designated an urban place, and comprises the south-eastern part of Warrawong and the southern part of Port Kembla… Kemblawarra is situated 2½ km southwest of Breakwater Battery.
Warrawong
Suburb
Photo: Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Warrawong is a suburb of Wollongong in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated on the northeast corner of Lake Illawarra. Warrawong is 90 kilometers from Sydney CBD. Warrawong is situated 3 km southwest of Breakwater Battery.
Breakwater Battery
- Categories: military museum, tourism, ruins, historic site, and tourist attraction
- Location: City of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-34.47588° or 34° 28′ 33″ southLongitude
150.91372° or 150° 54′ 49″ eastOpen location code
4RQGGWF7+JFOpenStreetMap ID
way 234083784OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q4959700
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