ARTILLERY REGISTER

         
Distribution of Obsolete Smooth Bore Guns
New South Wales - 1904
         

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Serial Distribution of Guns Quantity Nature of Gun Allotted
       
1 O.C. 1st A.I. Regiment for Drummoyne Orderly Room 2 10 inch SB without carriage
2 Borough of Randwick (one carriage) 2 10 inch SB without carriage1
3 Paddington Council 1 10 inch SB without carriage2
4 Waverley Borough Council 2 10 inch SB without carriage3
5 Municipality of Mudgee 1 24 pr SB without carriage
6 St George's Bowling and Recreational Club, Rockdale 1 24 pr SB without carriage
7 Public Park Orange 1 24 pr SB without carriage
8 Borough of Richmond 2 32 pr SB with 2 siege carriages
9 Ashfield Park 1 32 pr SB without carriage
10 Lithgow Park 1 32 pr SB without carriage
11 New Mona Vale Park (Pittwater) 1 32 pr SB without carriage
12 Trustees of Germanaton Recreation Ground 1 32 pr SB without carriage
13 Trustees of Henty Recreation Ground 1 32 pr SB without carriage
14 Vineyard4 Progress Association (Mr Brinsley Hall, MP) 2 32 pr SB without carriage
15 Municipality of Hamilton 2 42 pr SB with slide carriage
16 Municipality of Lampton 2 42 pr SB with slide carriage
17 Trustees Armidale Sports Ground 1 42 pr SB with slide carriage
18 Borough of Vaucluse 1 68 pr SB at present at South Head, slides and carriage might be supplied also from old Inner South Head Battery
19 Municipality of Goulburn 2 68 pr SB without carriage
20 Municipality of Singleton 2 68 pr SB without carriage
21 Victoria Park (University of Sydney) 2 68 pr SB without carriage
22 Municipality of Corowa 2 68 pr SB without carriage
23 Municipality of Drummoyne - Five Dock Park
1 68 pr SB no carriage
23a Municipality of Drummoyne - Farnell Park 1 68 pr SB no carriage
24 Parramatta and District Soldiers' Memorial 1 9 pr SB
25 Municipal District of Wickham 3 18 pr SB5
26   2 9 pr SB Bronze without carriage6
27   9 64 pr RML with 5 carriages7
28 Municipality of Hay 1 10 inch SB without carriage8
29 Municipality of Coraki 1 8 inch SB without carriage9
30 Kurnell Park 3 64 pr RML with carriages10
31 St George's Electorate 2 64 pr RML with carriages11
32 Hunters Hill Bowling and Recreational Club 2 64 pr RML with carriages12
       
1 Shown on original list as 10 pr but later letter asks should they not be 10 inch
2 Shown on original list as 10 pr but later letter asks should they not be 10 inch
3 Shown on original list as 10 pr but later letter asks should they not be 10 inch
4 Incorrectly shown as Ninyard in original document
5 Three 18 pr SB said to be lying at Fort Scratchley, Newcastle and not on ledger charge of Artillery
6 Memo dated 26 September 1904 advises additional guns available see page 338 of Australian archive
7 Memo dated 26 September 1904 advises additional guns available see page 338 of Australian archive
8 Memo dated 26 September 1904 advises additional guns available see page 338 of Australian archive
9 Memo dated 26 September 1904 advises additional guns available see page 338 of Australian archive
10 Guns included in Memo dated 26 September 1904 advising of additional guns available see page 338 of Australian archive
11 Guns included in Memo dated 26 September 1904 advising of additional guns available see page 338 of Australian archive
12 Guns included in Memo dated 26 September 1904 advising of additional guns available see page 338 of Australian archive
   
 
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
 

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