Troubridge Island Lighthouse
Location | Troubridge Island South Australia Australia |
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Coordinates | 35°07′01.2″S 137°49′39.6″E / 35.117000°S 137.827667°E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1856[1] |
Construction | cast iron tower[1] |
Automated | 1981 |
Height | 24 metres (79 ft)[1] |
Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern[1] |
Markings | red tower with white horizontal band, white lantern and rail[1] |
Power source | solar power |
Operator | State Government |
Heritage | state heritage place since 23 September 1982[3] |
Light | |
Deactivated | 2001[1] |
Focal height | 25 metres (82 ft) |
Intensity | white: 1800 cd red: 360 cd[2] |
Range | white: 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) red: 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi)[2] |
Characteristic | Fl WR 10s. (white with red sector)[2] |
Troubridge Island Lighthouse is a decommissioned lighthouse in the Australian state of South Australia located on Troubridge Island in Gulf St Vincent about 74 kilometres (46 miles) southwest of the state capital of Adelaide and about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southeast by east of Edithburgh on Yorke Peninsula.
History
The lighthouse was commissioned in 1856 as a means to reduce losses caused by the stranding of ships on the
Czech-born
The lighthouse was converted to automatic operation in 1981 and decommissioned in 2001. Its role as a
In 1978, the lighthouse was listed on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate.[8]
The former Troubridge Island lighthouse and its adjacent Troubridge Island Lighthouse Keepers' Cottages which are listed on the South Australian Heritage Register are now part of the tourist attractions offered within the Troubridge Island Conservation Park.[9][3][10][11][12][13]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Australia: South Australia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "The Troubridge Island Lighthouse". Malcolm S Macdonald trading as Lighthouse Computer Training & Development. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Troubridge Island Lighthouse, Troubridge Island Conservation Park". Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ Speck, Catherine (27 June 2021). "Surrealists at Sea: Dušan and Voitre Marek finally receive their place in the pantheon of Australian surrealism". The Conversation. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ Longley, Dianne (January 2017). The Development of a Print Culture in South Australia Post-WWII to 2008: Institutions, politics and personalities (PhD). Australian National University. p. 56. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "Cape Du Couedic Lighthouse". Lighthouses of Australia Inc. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ISBN 0-9588496-3-3.
- ^ "Troubridge Island Lighthouse, Troubridge Island via Edithburgh, SA, Australia - listing on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate (Place ID 102723)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. 31 March 1978. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ISBN 978-1-921466-76-2.
- ^ "Troubridge Island Lighthouse Keepers' Cottages, Troubridge Island Conservation Park". Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ "Troubridge Lighthouse". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
- ^ "Shipping Intelligence". South Australian Register. Adelaide. 11 May 1850. p. 2. Retrieved 18 August 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ISBN 978-0-644-35011-2. Retrieved 13 December 2013.