Saturday, October 9, 2010

Cannon

This cannon is outside the Treasury Hotel in George Street

6 comments:

  1. Was it ever fired in earnest? Is this the treasury that is also a casino - I always have to smile when I think of these two words in the same breath!

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  2. Keep it handy,,you never know when you might need to use it in some war.

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  3. Yes, Paul, it's the hotel (belonging to) and next to the Treasury Casino. Not sure where the gun came from.

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  4. BB

    I think the Napoleonic wars or maybe Crimea or the US Civil War?
    I think way back when the Russian Tsars had territorial ambitions for the Pacific, these types of guns were placed to deter a Russian fleet. Nothing of course happened. February 1904 – 5 September 1905! The Japanese Navy put a stop to the Tsar's ambitions.
    Colin (HB)

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