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Green Cape

Posted on May 5, 2013 by

I visited Green Cape, the southernmost lighthouse in New South Wales, on the 6th and 7th of April 1987. Green Cape lighthouse was constructed in 1883 and is made of concrete.  It has an octagonal structure on a square base … Continue reading →

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Ben Boyd’s Lighthouse

Posted on May 4, 2013 by

I passed by Ben Boyd’s lighthouse on the morning of the 7th of April, on my way back from Green Cape (which we shall see next). It’s a tall square tower twenty metres high, quite unlike any other Australian lighthouse.  … Continue reading →

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Montague Island

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

I visited Montague Island in August, September or October 1987. I don’t have the original slide. My notes say “panorama” but I think it is just a single large format image cropped in.  Stitching panoramas was not an easy process … Continue reading →

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Cape St George

Posted on April 28, 2013 by

I was at Cape St George lighthouse on 4th and 5th April 1987. Prior to construction of the lighthouse, several ships had sunk nearby and the bay immediately to the south is called Wreck Bay.  The lighthouse opened in 1860 … Continue reading →

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Point Perpendicular

Posted on April 25, 2013 by

I photographed Point Perpendicular lighthouse on 11th July 1987. First, here are three images from the lantern room of the lighthouse, of the bulb and the fresnel lenses. The lighthouse was first used in 1899 (though it bears the date … Continue reading →

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Macquarie Lighthouse (Sydney)

Posted on April 21, 2013 by

I took these images of Macquarie lighthouse in Sydney from 5th to 7th November 1987, months later than images in preceding posts. The original Macquarie lighthouse, built in 1818, was Australia’s first lighthouse,  although an iron basket had been erected … Continue reading →

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Barranjoey

Posted on April 16, 2013 by

On the 15th June 1987 I came to Barranjoey lighthouse, at a small peninsula near Palm Beach, on the very northern edge of Sydney. The lighthouse was built in 1881, primarily to protect the entrance of Broken Bay, which while … Continue reading →

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Norah Head

Posted on April 13, 2013 by

Continuing to proceed down the New South Wales coast on 14th June 1987, my next stop was Norah Head lighthouse.  It was built in 1903, the last of the New South Wales lighthouses. It was a full moon, or just … Continue reading →

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Sugarloaf Point

Posted on April 10, 2013 by

This is Seal Rocks, providing an obvious reason to built a lighthouse nearby.  It gets its name because it is home to the northernmost colony of Australian fur seals and it is also popular with surfers.  This view is not … Continue reading →

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Smoky Cape

Posted on April 6, 2013 by

Travelling south in northern New South Wales, I reached Smoky Cape on 13th June 1987. This is a view of the lighthouse and cottages from the coast to the north.  You can see the rock out to sea which may … Continue reading →

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