the first shot fired in ww1 was at fort nepean.
where was the first shot fired in ww1?
fort nepean
all coastal defence batteries were activated hours before the declaration of war against germany (which took place at 9:00 am melbourne time on 4 august). the next morning, a 6-inch gun from the examination battery at fort nepean, which was located at the opening of port phillip bay, fired a shell over the bows of the german cargo ship ss "pfalz" after its australian pilot failed to notice a signal for the ship to stop. "pfalz" subsequently steamed into nearby portsea, and was secured by a naval boarding party. this was the only shot to be fired at an enemy vessel in australian waters during the war, and may have been the first shot fired by the armies of the british empire during the war.
world war i defences of australia
because of the loudness of the shots inside the confined space of the subway car, there were initial witness reports that suggested the gun involved was a .357 magnum revolver. goetz alluded to these reports in a december 2004 interview on the "opie and anthony" radio show, saying that the first shot he fired that afternoon had been unusually loud in part because it was the first shot fired by the small-frame .38 caliber revolver after the factory tests, which "cleaned the barrel."
1984 new york city subway shooting