The Archive · 1898

The Mount Austin Barracks

The changes necessary to convert this quondam Hotel into Barracks have now been Completed, and next week the great building fon the heights is to be occupied by four com panies of the King's Own Regiment, who will vacate the Victoria Barracks in favour of the Royal Artillery. The North Barracks, fat present occupied by a company of the Royal Artillery, will then be handed over to the naval authorities who will add it to the area of the Royal Naval Dockyard. The married men's quarters will be removed shortly to new buildings to be erected near Kennedy's Stables. Other barracks will be required when the expected additions to the garrison arrive.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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