Editing Fort Lytton National Park (section)

==Fort Lytton==
{{Main article|Fort Lytton}}Fort Lytton was constructed in 1880–1881 to protect both the city and the port from naval attack.  After the Australian colonies  became a federation (the Commonwealth of Australia) in 1901, the fort and the land on which it stood were transferred to the Commonwealth. Fort Lytton continued to operate as a military base until shortly after the [[World War II|Second World War]] (WW2). It was closed down progressively, the last operation to close being the signal station which closed in 1965. The land and fort were sold to the [[Ampol]] oil company in 1963, as the site for the [[Lytton Oil Refinery]]. The land contained three parcels that had particular historic significance. These were the land containing the [[Fort Lytton|original fort]], the land containing [[Lytton Hill]], and the land containing the remains of a WW2 heavy anti-aircraft battery.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fortlytton.org.au/?page_id=780|title=Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery {{!}} Fort Lytton Historic Military Precinct|website=fortlytton.org.au|access-date=16 April 2016|archive-date=27 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160327051808/http://fortlytton.org.au/?page_id=780|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1988 Ampol transferred the parcel containing the [[Fort Lytton|original fort]] to the [[Government of Queensland|Queensland Government]], and this became Fort Lytton National Park in 1990.

Fort Lytton is open free on Sundays, most public holidays and other special occasions. It features both guided and self-guided tours of the historic fort and other military structures, a military museum and regular historic re-enactments (although not every week). Access to the park at other times is by appointment only, and is subject to fees.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Opening Times {{!}} Fort Lytton Historic Military Precinct|url=http://fortlytton.org.au/?page_id=1560|access-date=12 August 2016|website=fortlytton.org.au|archive-date=20 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820105219/http://fortlytton.org.au/?page_id=1560|url-status=live}}</ref>