Watch a series of animations to see the range of the guns in action at Middle Head – Gubbuh Gubbuh and Georges Head.
Built to protect Sydney Harbour in the 1800s, these forts formed a network of defences along Sydney's Harbour.
The headlands became part of Sydney Harbour National Park in 1979. You can explore the above-ground fortifications and imagine what life would have been like for the men and women who were stationed and trained here.
Originally dug by hand in the 1870s, Middle Head's Outer Fort evolved several times over 100 years as technology changed and the guns needed to evolve. Watch the animation to see the guns in action.
Journey back to 1889 and watch the ‘disappearing gun’ in action from Inner Middle Head in Sydney Harbour.
It's the year 1942, and Sydney Harbour is under threat from torpedo boats during WW2. Watch this animation to see the twin 6-pounder gun protect Sydney from the Georges Head and Obelisk batteries
