Point Cloates

Australia

This was a very remote station. Two lightkeepers and their families worked here. The positions were formally abolished in July 1936.

In that year the light was replaced by a 22m steel lattice tower, which was built on nearby Fraser Island, a sandy islet just offshore from Point Cloates. That tower was destroyed in a storm in 1966.

The current lighthouse is a GRP cabinet run by solar power, about 1km south of the original tower.

First order lantern went to Quobba (Western Australia) , pedestal to Cape Otway (Victoria). Lens??

Manufacture Date 1909
Lighthouse Construction 1910
Country Australia
Commissioning Body Government of Western Australia
Lens Order 2nd order
Lens Type Revolving
Status publish
Light Character Fl. W. (2) in 15 secs
Lighthouse Markings Unpainted sandstone tower.
Lighthouse Parts lantern
Management Body Ports Authority Australian Maritime Safety Authority
Preserver Ningaloo Station
Coastal Erosion Vulnerability
Condition Observations The sandstone tower was damaged in the mid 1930s, possibly by an earthquake. It is slowly falling into ruin. The concrete gallery is falling away.
Open Status (Site) Closed
Open Status (Tower) Closed
Coordinates -22.7008631931,113.6829491096
Other The tower is on private property. It can be visited with permission.

Old light: ARLHS AUS-131. Current light: Admiralty Q1714; NGA 9272.

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