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Managing Organization:
Australian Maritime Safety Authority
Notes:
The first three keepers here all committed suicide. This is Australia's fourth tallest lighthouse.
Tower Height: 125
Height of Focal Plane: 262
Characteristic and Range: Flashing white every 7.5 seconds, visible for 26 nautical miles.
Description of Tower: White conical limestone tower.
This light is operational
Earlier Towers?
1851: 66-foot limestone tower.
Date Established: 1851
Date Present Tower Built: 1896
Date Automated: 1986
Optics: 1881: First order Fresnel lens.
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Open To Public? Grounds only.
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