Tiparra Reef Lighthouse

Australia

The screw pile lighthouse over the Tipara (this is the more usual spelling) Reef in Moonta Bay was the first lighthouse in Spencer Gulf and was operational from August 1877. Prior to this a lightship was stationed over the reef. The pyramidal skeletal tower is very like the Cape Jaffa Lighthouse on Margaret Brock reef in the state’s south-east.

Tipara Reef lighthouse was the first lighthouse in Spencer Gulf. It used a Chance Brothers first order apparatus for its light. The light’s platform was well frequented by birds and a major task of visiting service crews was the removal of nests. Tipara Reef Lighthouse was replaced by a light tower at Warburton Point on the adjacent mainland in 1995. The tower of the old Tipara Reef light now stands in Wallaroo at the Maritime Museum (https://www.nationaltrust.org.au/places/wallaroo-heritage-and-nautical-museum/) .
There is a small beacon on the remnants of the platform.

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Manufacture Date	1876
Lighthouse Construction	1877 replaced in 1995
Country	Australia
Lens Order	1st order
Lens Type	Revolving
Status	publish
Lighthouse Markings	white painted steel
Coastal Erosion Vulnerability
Condition Observations	Good
Open Status (Site)	Open
Open Status (Tower)	Closed
Coordinates	-33.9299111674,137.6265923292
Other	* Tipara Reef (original platform): ARLHS AUS-161; Admiralty Q1982; NGA 8448. * Tipara Reef (light tower 2, relocated to Wallaroo): ARLHS AUS-302.
Data Source	1. https://lighthouses.org.au/sa/tiparra-reef-lighthouse/ 2. https://www.samemory.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=634&c=2587 3. https://www.geodata.us/australia_names_maps/aumaps.php?fid=183468&f=182&name=Tiparra+Reef+Lighthouse 4. Chance Lighthouses (1856-1917) (61 years), David Encill's list 1856-95: Tiparra Reef; 1876; Holophotal revolving lights

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