Easter Encampment at Swan Island Fort Witnesses Mock War Drill
Reports describe an Easter encampment with Major Hall and Captain Trathan leading troops to Swan Island. The camp, pitched just before arrival, endured heavy rain and a mock siege, including a successful battery maneuver and a dramatic pursuit of a stray steed. Guards, drills, target practice, and church services followed amid warlike readiness and disciplined routine.
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Attacks on Swan Island Forts and Ironclad Action
The narrative describes a night engagement near Swan Island with Russian ironclad Takeli advancing, heavy shelling on Queenecliff and Nepean batteries, and a daring crew board of a lightship. The Childers torpedoed the enemy, followed by a sunset by the Queenscliff Brass Band as the fortions dimmed.
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