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Cape Wickham

Posted on May 23, 2013 by

I visited Cape Wickham lighthouse, above north-western Tasmania on the northern tip of King Island, on 29 July 1987. On 4th August 1845, the barque Cataraque went down on the west coast of King Island.  Only 9 survived out of … Continue reading →

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Currie Harbour

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

I passed by Currie Harbour lighthouse on my way to and from Cape Wickham lighthouse (which we shall see next) on the 29th and 30th July 1987.  I took this image on the way back on the 30th. Currie Harbour … Continue reading →

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Maatsuyker Island

Posted on May 19, 2013 by

I dropped in on Maatsuyker Island, a wild and windswept location off the south-west tip of Tasmania, on 22nd April 1987 after a special helicopter flight from Hobart.  We returned after I finished taking the photographs. The Maatsuyker Island lighthouse … Continue reading →

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Cape Bruny

Posted on May 18, 2013 by

I visited Cape Bruny lighthouse on 23rd April 1987. Here we are looking directly up as the lighthouse pretends to be a nautilus.  The cast iron staircase was manufactured in Britain and assembled on site.  While it is bolted to … Continue reading →

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Port Arthur

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

Having walked out of the end of the Tasman Peninsula after photographing Tasman Island, I was very close to Port Arthur so I visited there too.  This was on the afternoon of 28th July 1987. … … All these images … Continue reading →

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Tasman Island

Posted on May 16, 2013 by

The 27th and 28th of July 1987 was perhaps the apex of my Public Service career because I was able to undertake two days of bushwalking on full pay, photographing Tasman Island. Sunset was at five and I took some … Continue reading →

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Eddystone Point

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

I visited Eddystone Point lighthouse, not far below the north-east corner of Tasmania, on 25th to 26th of July 1987. The Eddystone Point lighthouse was built in 1889 and like the lighthouse at Gabo Island, was constructed of red granite … Continue reading →

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Low Head

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

Low Head is on the northern coast of Tasmania, near Launceston.  I visited the lighthouse on 24th and 25th July 1987. The original Low Head lighthouse was built in 1832, the second lighthouse in Tasmania and the third in Australia.  … Continue reading →

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Deal Island

Posted on May 12, 2013 by

Deal Island is a large island on the eastern side of Bass Strait about half-way between Tasmania and Victoria.  I visited there in 21 July 1987. The lighthouse at Deal Island was built in 1847 and the chief architect & … Continue reading →

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Point Hicks

Posted on May 10, 2013 by

I visited Point Hicks lighthouse on 25th to 26th April 1987 and again on 17 July 1987. This is the historic lighthouse jetty for Point Hicks lighthouse, clearly no longer in use.  This was their sole lifeline in the nineteenth … Continue reading →

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