Greetings from tropical paradise, Townsville. North Queensland.... Since July this year I have been researching the WW II location of a pictured un-mounted B.L. 6-inch Mk. XI gun. Mk. XI guns were made available to; [a] TORRES STRAIT Goods Bty [2 guns] [b] DARWIN East Bty [2 guns] Emery Bty [2 guns] Waugite [2 guns] (does anybody know the 'Waugite' location?) [c] MORESBY Paga Bty [2 guns] Extensive research has indicated the pictured gun was not located in the Torres Strait or Darwin areas, more recent research information received supports Port Moresby [Paga Battery] as the location of the photograph. If you would like to view the photograph, advise me direct of your E-mail address as the photograph cannot be sent via the AUS-MILITARY Mailing List. Would there be a Mailing List subscriber/reader that has information relating to the 2 x B.L. 6.inch. Mk. XI guns [ex Navy] that were installed for WW II coastal defence for one of the Port Moresby Gun Batteries, located at Paga Hill [Paga Battery] / Monga Point. This battery overlooked the Basilisk Passage, Fairfax Harbour, town and airfield areas. The Mk. XI guns were manned by Australian Army Gunners. Maybe you know of a Gunner who served with the Paga Battery! Information is also sought on other guns used in the defence of Port Moresby, whether installed and manned by Australian or American Gunners. I am aware of the Internet Web Sites; 1. 'Paga Hill Battery' 2. 'The Coastal Gun Batteries of Port Moresby - Then and now' 3. 'Justin Taylan - PacificWrecks.com Founder'... Your with thanks an anticipation, Eldon Bryant............... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 25 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Try SPAMfighter for free now!

Eldon Whne I first started working in the Commonwealth Public Service, I was working with the Cth Public Works Department and lived in Paga Point in 1964-66. I fact I used to park the car on top of the upper gun implasement. The lower gun was about 30 -40 yards away and a litle lower down the hill. They would have bene 2 or 3 hundred feet up and right on the crown of the hill at the at point. About 100 yards or so must have been a control centre, as the timers called it the radio town. These guns would have only been able to protect anything coming throught the passage in the reef or the Harbour entrance. There was a 8 inch gun implacement further down the hill, to the right of these two emplacements. IN 1964-66, the star pickets and even some of the wire were still enplace and there were no trees, I hope that may help you determine if the picture is Paga Point or some other site. Mike Boyd Brisbane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eldon R. J. Bryant" <artillery.oz@bigpond.com> To: "AUS-MILITARY Mailing List" <AUS-MILITARY@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 2:25 PM Subject: [AUS-MIL] "Paga Battery" WW II Port Moresby > Greetings from tropical paradise, Townsville. North Queensland.... > > Since July this year I have been researching the WW II location of a > pictured un-mounted B.L. 6-inch Mk. XI gun. Mk. XI guns were made > available to; > > [a] TORRES STRAIT Goods Bty [2 guns] > > [b] DARWIN East Bty [2 guns] Emery Bty [2 guns] Waugite [2 guns] > (does anybody know the 'Waugite' location?) > > [c] MORESBY Paga Bty [2 guns] > > Extensive research has indicated the pictured gun was not located in the > Torres Strait or Darwin areas, more recent research information received > supports Port Moresby [Paga Battery] as the location of the photograph. > If you would like to view the photograph, advise me direct of your E-mail > address as the photograph cannot be sent via the AUS-MILITARY Mailing > List. > > Would there be a Mailing List subscriber/reader that has information > relating to the 2 x B.L. 6.inch. Mk. XI guns [ex Navy] that were installed > for WW II coastal defence for one of the Port Moresby Gun Batteries, > located at Paga Hill [Paga Battery] / Monga Point. This battery > overlooked the Basilisk Passage, Fairfax Harbour, town and airfield areas. > The Mk. XI guns were manned by Australian Army Gunners. > > Maybe you know of a Gunner who served with the Paga Battery! > > Information is also sought on other guns used in the defence of Port > Moresby, whether installed and manned by Australian or American Gunners. > > I am aware of the Internet Web Sites; > > 1. 'Paga Hill Battery' > > 2. 'The Coastal Gun Batteries of Port Moresby - Then and now' > > 3. 'Justin Taylan - PacificWrecks.com Founder'... > > Your with thanks an anticipation, > > Eldon Bryant............... > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. > It has removed 25 spam emails to date. > Paying users do not have this message in their emails. > Try SPAMfighter for free now! > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-MILITARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Gidday Mike, Thanks for your welcome reply, much appreciated. Have you seen the photograph I refer to? Would you like me to send a copy to you? Maybe by looking at the photograph, you may be able to visualize from your old car parking spot and correlate the coastline in the background of the photograph. There is a tower of some sort in the piccy. I am now 80/90% certain the gun location picture was taken at Paga Hill, but if I can, I would like to be closer to 100% certain. Thanks again my friend. Bye for now, Eldon Bryant........ Townsville, North Queensland. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Boyd" <mikejboyd@bigpond.com> To: "Eldon R. J. Bryant" <e.bryant@bigpond.net.au>; <aus-military@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 12:31 PM Subject: Re: [AUS-MIL] "Paga Battery" WW II Port Moresby > Eldon > Whne I first started working in the Commonwealth Public Service, I was > working with the Cth Public Works Department and lived in Paga Point in > 1964-66. I fact I used to park the car on top of the upper gun > implasement. > > The lower gun was about 30 -40 yards away and a litle lower down the hill. > They would have bene 2 or 3 hundred feet up and right on the crown of the > hill at the at point. About 100 yards or so must have been a control > centre, as the timers called it the radio town. > > These guns would have only been able to protect anything coming throught > the passage in the reef or the Harbour entrance. > > There was a 8 inch gun implacement further down the hill, to the right of > these two emplacements. > > IN 1964-66, the star pickets and even some of the wire were still enplace > and there were no trees, > > I hope that may help you determine if the picture is Paga Point or some > other site. > > Mike Boyd > Brisbane > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eldon R. J. Bryant" <artillery.oz@bigpond.com> > To: "AUS-MILITARY Mailing List" <AUS-MILITARY@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 2:25 PM > Subject: [AUS-MIL] "Paga Battery" WW II Port Moresby > > >> Greetings from tropical paradise, Townsville. North Queensland.... >> >> Since July this year I have been researching the WW II location of a >> pictured un-mounted B.L. 6-inch Mk. XI gun. Mk. XI guns were made >> available to; >> >> [a] TORRES STRAIT Goods Bty [2 guns] >> >> [b] DARWIN East Bty [2 guns] Emery Bty [2 guns] Waugite [2 guns] >> (does anybody know the 'Waugite' location?) >> >> [c] MORESBY Paga Bty [2 guns] >> >> Extensive research has indicated the pictured gun was not located in the >> Torres Strait or Darwin areas, more recent research information received >> supports Port Moresby [Paga Battery] as the location of the photograph. >> If you would like to view the photograph, advise me direct of your E-mail >> address as the photograph cannot be sent via the AUS-MILITARY Mailing >> List. >> >> Would there be a Mailing List subscriber/reader that has information >> relating to the 2 x B.L. 6.inch. Mk. XI guns [ex Navy] that were >> installed for WW II coastal defence for one of the Port Moresby Gun >> Batteries, located at Paga Hill [Paga Battery] / Monga Point. This >> battery overlooked the Basilisk Passage, Fairfax Harbour, town and >> airfield areas. The Mk. XI guns were manned by Australian Army Gunners. >> >> Maybe you know of a Gunner who served with the Paga Battery! >> >> Information is also sought on other guns used in the defence of Port >> Moresby, whether installed and manned by Australian or American Gunners. >> >> I am aware of the Internet Web Sites; >> >> 1. 'Paga Hill Battery' >> >> 2. 'The Coastal Gun Batteries of Port Moresby - Then and now' >> >> 3. 'Justin Taylan - PacificWrecks.com Founder'... >> >> Your with thanks an anticipation, >> >> Eldon Bryant............... >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. >> It has removed 25 spam emails to date. >> Paying users do not have this message in their emails. >> Try SPAMfighter for free now! >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> AUS-MILITARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 31 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Try SPAMfighter for free now!