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Fort Largs, like Fort Glanville, must be preserved. Thanks to the volunteer group at Fort Glanville large amounts of money and thousands of hours of dedicated work have made it one of the best examples of Australia's late 19thC military heritage. Largs and Glanville were initially intended to work together for the defence of the port and the city. Both should continue to be PROPERLY conserved. Judging by the photos Largs is well on the way to become a relic.
It may not be viable to restore it to the same degree as Glanville, but at least give it the dignity of being a well preserved part of the WW2 defence of Australia; every bit as valuable and important as our WW1 memorials
Tony (Military Historical Society of Australia, South Australian Branch)
by sasec (score: 0|8) 3354 days ago
by Dave Walsh (score: 4), 3354 days ago
Thanks Tony, I think you have put your finger on a very important reason to conserve the fort. It is an important part of our WW1 history, and complements Fort Glanville.

I hope you encourage your members to join the Facebook campaign opposing selling the fort.