History of The Fort

Because of the huge amount of information available about the history of Fort Scratchley, this page is divided into several secondary pages covering separate stages throughout the Fort's history. We have also included some worthwhile links on our history The Fort has also undergone several name changes during its colourful history.

Please select an era of interest from the links below or click HERE to download an historical chronicle in Adobe Acrobat format..

Early History - First European

Nineteenth Century Developments

Twentieth Century including WII

To the Present Day

Newcastle City Council Fort Scratchley Website

Fort Scratchley During WW2

Sue Kerrigan's presentation on the fort

Suters heritage Management Plan for the restoration of "The Fort"

2005 - 2010 Newcastle Herald Articles - this may timeout if your connection is slow as it searches the Herald Database.

2010 Archive Articles - Important Events from our website including the attack re-enactment and the Quest For The Macquarie Pier.

Click HERE for a scanned chapter TALES FROM THE FORT, from the book "Fort Scratchley, Newcastle, New South Wales"by L. Carey and others, revised by R. S. Mort on behalf of Newcastle City Council. This chapter is used with their permission.