Lady Elliot Island Light
The old Lady Elliot Island lighthouse
|
|
 Queensland
|
|
| Location |
Lady Elliot Island Queensland Australia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 24°06′52.7″S 152°42′41.52″E / 24.114639°S 152.7115333°ECoordinates: 24°06′52.7″S 152°42′41.52″E / 24.114639°S 152.7115333°E |
| Year first constructed | 1866 (first) 1873 (second) |
| Deactivated | 1995 |
| Foundation | concrete tower |
| Construction | timber frame clad with galvanised wrought iron plates |
| Tower shape | conical frustum tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings / pattern | white tower and red dome |
| Height | 18 metres (59 ft) |
| Focal height | 24 metres (79 ft) |
| ARLHS number | AUS-2299 |
| Managing agent | Great Barrier Reef Marine Park |
|
[]
|
|
The current Lady Elliot Island lighthouse
|
|
| Location |
Lady Elliot Island Queensland Australia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 24°6′52.70″S 152°42′41.52″E / 24.1146389°S 152.7115333°ECoordinates: 24°6′52.70″S 152°42′41.52″E / 24.1146389°S 152.7115333°E{{#coordinates:}}: cannot have more than one primary tag per page |
| Year first constructed | 1995 |
| Construction | steel skeletal tower |
| Tower shape | square prisml tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings / pattern | white tower and hut |
| Height | 105 feet (32 m) |
| Focal height | 125 feet (38 m) |
| Light source | solar power |
| Range | 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 7.5s. |
| Racon | B |
| Admiralty number | K2962 |
| NGA number | 111-10464 |
| ARLHS number | AUS-100 |
| Managing agent | Australian Maritime Safety Authority |
|
[]
|
|
Lady Elliot Island Light is an active lighthouse located on Lady Elliot Island, the southern-most coral cay of the Great Barrier Reef, 46 nautical miles (85 km; 53 mi) north-east of Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia. The lighthouse is located on the western side of the island. It was the third lighthouse erected in Queensland after its formation in 1859 and the first in Australia to be constructed of a timber frame clad with iron plates. The original lighthouse was deactivated in 1995 and the light was replaced by a modern skeletal tower standing close to the original lighthouse.
The Government of Queensland was formed in 1859. In 1862, the Queensland government appointed the first Portmaster, Commander George Poynter Heath. However, it was only in 1864 that two committees were appointed to deal with the issue of coastal lighthouses. Lady Elliot Island was one of locations also mentioned by the Committees as a possible suitable site for the construction of a lighthouse.
The first navigation light to actually be installed on Lady Elliot Island was installed two years later, in 1866, in connection with the guano mining company operating on the island which started in 1863. It was a temporary light installed on a tall mast, which survived until 1871 when it was destroyed by a gale and rebuilt.
In 1872 plans were drawn for a new lighthouse, and tenders were called. The winning tender, for £749, was by the brothers John and Jacob Rooney of Maryborough, which also constructed Sandy Cape Light, Cowan Cowan Point Light, Cape Capricorn Light, Cape Bowling Green Light and Booby Island Light. The lighthouse was established in 1873, the third to be erected in Queensland since its formation in 1959, following Bustard Head Light in 1869 and Sandy Cape Light in 1870. By then, the guano mining operation has almost completely cleared the vegetation on the island. This was made worse by a herd of goats which were imported for meat and milk, which ate all growing vegetation. As the island had little topographical features to offer protection to begin with, so the station was completely unprotected from the powers of nature.
...
Wikipedia