Battery Point Battery

What is known

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• A Visit to the Lyttelton Batteries. (Star, 02 June 1885) …en ased to come did not arrive on the scene following round the sumner road past sticking point the first gun was found already mounted at what major cautley terms spur battery the position ib high up…, 2 Jun 1885
• LYTTELTON. (Star, 17 December 1880) …g about fxhe christchurch artillery arrived in the morning for shot and shell practice at battery point and they returned home in the afternoon…, 17 Dec 1880
• IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. (Daily Southern Cross, 01 February 1867) …rie power is mounted with 17 guns and has a crew of 280 men all told a detachment of no 1 battery lva under the command of lieutenant bums mustered and proceeded with their sun to officer point where…, 1 Feb 1867
• THE VOLUNTEERS. (Star, 12 April 1900) …l be the 7in double shell the fragments of which are frequently found 1000 yards from the point where the shell bursts the advisability of giving it a particularly wide berth is obvious drifting targe…, 12 Apr 1900
• THE HOISTING OF THE BRITISH FLAG AT AKAROA. (Timaru Herald, 12 August 1890) …latory telegrams wore received including one from tha governor a procession went to green point whore ths union jack was hoi3ted on a site whore the flag was hoisted eo yoara bgo a picnic was held m t…, 12 Aug 1890
• THE MINISTER FOR DEFENCE. (Star, 04 June 1891) …on the north bhore where two 7-inch and two 64--pounders are erected and then to erskine point the recently-finished battery where another 7-inch muzzle-loader is erected the minister returned to chr…, 4 Jun 1891
• Defence of the Colony. (Star, 11 May 1885) …ts carriage is already in position the next to be put up will be the lower one at battery point all the woodwork in connection with this gun is laid down and the pivot is in position and part of the c…, 11 May 1885
• CHRISTCHURCH ITEMS. (Wanganui Chronicle, 12 August 1890) …atory telegrams were received including one from the governor the procession was to greed point where the union jack was hoisted on the site where the flag was hoisted 50 years ago a picnic was held i…, 12 Aug 1890
• DEFENCE. (Grey River Argus, 02 May 1885) …30 the defence works at lyttelton are approaching completion the practice gun at officers point will be nioijintecl tomorrow the 60 pounder at middle bluff will soon be mounted and weather permitting…, 2 May 1885
• JUBILEE DAY AT AKAROA. BY TELEGRAPH. (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.] (Evening Post, 12 August 1890) …latory telegrams were received including one from the governor a procession went to green point where the union jack was hoisted on the site where the flag was hoisted 50 years ago a picnic was held i…, 12 Aug 1890

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