Drummond Battery | |
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Part of Kembla Fortress | |
Mount Saint Thomas, New South Wales | |
Type | Coastal artillery position |
Site information | |
Owner | Australian Army (1942-1944) WIN Television (current) |
Operator | Fort Drummond Mushrooms (1966-1972) |
Site history | |
Built | 1942-1943 |
Built by | Public Works Department and Department of Main Roads |
In use | 1942-1954? |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | 13th Garrison Battalion, 2nd Garrison Battalion, 12th Battalion VDC |
Drummond Battery, also known as Fort Drummond, is a heritage-listed former coastal artillery fortification and now television station and mushroom farm at 1 Television Avenue, Mt Drummond, Mount Saint Thomas, City of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. It was built between 1942 and 1943 by the NSW Public Works Department and NSW Department of Main Roads. The Australian Army used the site from 1942.[1]