| Ben Buckler Gun Battery | |
|---|---|
| Ben Buckler, Sydney, New South Wales in Australia | |
 Disappearing gun at Ben Buckler Gun Battery | |
  Ben Buckler Gun Battery Location in Greater Sydney | |
| Coordinates | 33°53′03″S 151°17′04″E / 33.884195°S 151.284410°E |
| Type | Disused gun battery |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Government of New South Wales |
| Controlled by | |
| Open to the public | Recreational uses as public open space |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1893 |
| In use | 1893–1950s |
| Materials | Concrete, brick, steel |
| Fate | Heritage site |
| Official name | Ben Buckler Gun Battery 1893, 9.2 Disappearing Gun; Bondi Battery |
| Type | State heritage (archaeological-terrestrial) |
| Criteria | a., b., c., e., f. |
| Designated | 15 December 2006 |
| Reference no. | 1742 |
| Type | Battery |
| Category | Defence |
| [1] | |
The Ben Buckler Gun Battery is a heritage-listed fortified former gun emplacement and military installation of the late-Victorian period and now public open space located in the North Bondi locality of Ben Buckler, in the Sydney, Australia. The gun battery was designed by NSW Colonial Government and built during 1893. It is also known as Ben Buckler Gun Battery 1893, 9.2 Disappearing Gun and Bondi Battery. The property is owned by Waverley Municipal Council. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 15 December 2006.[1][2]
- ^ a b "Ben Buckler Gun Battery 1893, 9.2 Disappearing Gun". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01742. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Defence in Waverley" (PDF). Waverley Heritage Policy. Waverley Council. September 2007. p. 15. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
