Original photograph taken at Wollongong Harbour during sunrise these canons were built in 1890. They stand alongside Flagstaff Hill Fort which was intended to provide a deterrent to a possible Russian attack upon Wollongong Harbour, providing a first-line defence against attacking forces.
These canons were designed to fire a shell weighing almost 30kg a distance of 1.6klm. This rendered them useless and insignificant and unfit for purpose but remain onsite till this day as a reminder of a time past.