Hill 60, Port Kembla, Historic site in Port Kembla, Australia.
Hill 60 is a historic site near Port Kembla that rises about 71 meters above sea level and contains military defense structures from the 1940s. The location features gun batteries, tunnel systems, and former military buildings spread across the hilltop.
The site was transformed into a major coastal defense position during World War II when the Illowra Battery was built there. This military construction occurred on land with a long history of Aboriginal use before the war.
The shell middens and stone artefact scatters on the lower dunes at Boilers Point were exposed by erosion and later covered by sand or the formal walking track. The Fisherman's Beach access road cut through deposits that likely once ran to the point. A midden at the northern end of North Beach holds a wide range of shell species, cores and worked flakes.
Walking tracks wind through the site and lead to a lookout point where you can see across the Port Kembla area. The terrain is generally manageable, though some sections include steeper paths up the hill.
The peak near the Illowra Trig Station was landscaped with coal wash, raising the ground by several feet. The dunes at the west end of Hill 60 hold blowouts with exposed shell middens and stone artefact scatters, evidence of prehistoric Aboriginal occupation.
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