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Fort Denison in Sydney Harbour with the naval dockyards of Garden Island in the background Fort Denison, also known as Pinchgut, was constructed on the site of a small island (known as Mat-te-wan-ye to the loacal aboriginal population) in 1857 as a defence against possible attack from France and America. Prior to this it had also been used as a place of confinement for convicts as punishment for offences.

Fort Denison in Sydney Harbour with the naval dockyards of Garden Island in the background

Fort Denison, also known as Pinchgut, was constructed on the site of a small island (known as Mat-te-wan-ye to the loacal aboriginal population) in 1857 as a defence against possible attack from France and America. Prior to this it had also been used as a place of confinement for convicts as punishment for offences.

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James Porteous, CSIRO / Wikimedia Commons
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