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Managing Organization:
Sydney Ports
Website: http://www.sydneyports.com.au
Notes:
This lighthouse is within Sydney Harbour National Park. National Parks and Wildlife Service restored the lighthouse and other buildings starting in 1977.
Tower Height: 30
Height of Focal Plane: 90
Characteristic and Range: L.Fl.W. - period 5s (fl. 2s, ec. 3s), visible for 15 nautical miles.
Description of Tower: Conical sandstone tower with vertical red and white stripes.
This light is operational
Other Buildings?
At least two one-story keeper's houses, used as Army housing WW II through 1977.
Date Established: 1858
Date Present Tower Built: 1858
Date Automated: 1933
Optics: 1858: First order Fresnel lens. 1948: New ? order lens.
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Open To Public? Grounds only.
Keepers: Henry Johnson (1858-?)
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