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Green Cape Lighthouse
Australia
Excerpt:
Inactive since 1992. This is Australia's oldest concrete lighthouse. Located on a prominent headland about 40 km (25 mi) southeast of Eden. Site open, tower open to guided tours Thursday through Monday in the summer, also Monday, Thursday and Friday in the winter (reservations recommended)
Chances optic:
Original Optic - Chance Bros 920mm eight sided catadioptric
Current Optic - Chance Bros 920mm 4 sided catadioptic
Description:
The Green Cape Lighthouse was the first cast concrete lighthouse tower in Australia. It is situated in the picturesque Ben Boyd National Park.
History
The Green Cape Lighthouse was built in 1883 and was the first cast concrete lighthouse tower in Australia. At 29 metres it is the state’s second tallest light.
The lightstation is situated on a point of land projecting from Ben Boyd National Park. It is the southernmost lighthouse in New South Wales.
Problems occurred during construction when a 6 metre white clay belt was discovered forcing the foundation to be dug to 9 metres altogether.
The original Chance Brothers revolving lantern was fuelled by kerosene and mantle, and produced 100,000 candelas for a radius of 34km.
The light was electrified in 1962 and upgraded to 1,000,000 candelas in 1967.
The tower has since been replaced by the latest automated steel lattice skeleton tower with a solar powered light.
SS LY-EE-MOON
Despite the presence of the lighthouse a major shipwreck occurred in May 1886. The SS Ly-ee-moon en route to Sydney from Melbourne, struck a reef close to the Green Cape in Southern NSW at night. 71 souls were lost with the lighthouse keepers only being able to save 15 people under the conditions.
| Manufacture Date | 1881 |
|---|---|
| Lighthouse Construction | November 1st 1883 |
| Country | Australia |
| Lens Order | 1st order |
| Lens Type | Revolving |
| Status | publish |
| Light Character | Fl (2) 15s |
| Lighthouse Markings | 29 m (95 ft) round concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. Lower section of the tower is square pyramidal, upper section octagonal cylindrical. The original 1st order Fresnel lens is mounted in the lantern. Two 1-story assistant keeper's houses are available for vacation rental. |
| Lighthouse Parts | Rotation mechanism, pedestal, etc. |
| Management Body Ports Authority | New South Wales Government, National Parks and Wildlife Service |
| Preserver | Site manager: NSW National Parks (Ben Boyd National Park and Green Cape Lightstation ) |
| Coastal Erosion Vulnerability | |
| Condition Observations | In excellent condition. |
| Open Status (Site) | Open |
| Open Status (Tower) | Open |
| Coordinates | -37.2619298881,150.049913234 |
| Other | ARLHS AUS-085. |
| Inactive Chance Lens Deactivated | Demanned 1992, De-activated March 1994 |