Local Government
Carnarvon
Region
Gascoyne
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Location
Annear Pl Babbage Island
Location Details
Annear Place, Babbage Island
Construction Date
Constructed from 1896, Constructed from 1962
Demolition Year
N/AStatutory Heritage Listings
| Type | Status | Date | Documents | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage List | Adopted | 23 Jun 2015 |
Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
Other Heritage Listings and Surveys
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | More information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Description | ||||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 23 Jun 2015 | Category 2 |
Category 2 |
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Parent Place or Precinct
00462 Carnarvon Lighthouse Keeper’s Cottage (fmr) [Babbage Island Lighthouse]
Statement of Significance
Aesthetic Value – Importance for the aesthetic character created by the individual components that collectively form a significant precinct.
Historic Value – Importance in relation to an event, phase or activity of historic importance in the locality.
Social Value – Importance in contributing to a community’s sense of place.
Physical Description
The original 1896 wooden tower was damaged by fire and was replaced by the present steel skeletal tower in 1962. The lantern in now on display on the grounds near the tower.
History
A wooden tower 60 feet high on a site 42 feet above sea level, held a fourth order dioptric light visible at 15 miles in good conditions. It was developed by the Northwest Branch of the Public Works Department with the lantern house and light supplied by the firm of W.T. Douglas. It was converted from paraffin (kerosene) oil to acetylene illumination in 1909, and it carried in 1913, two red sector lights flashing every 3 seconds, one visible on a bearing 015-041o which led west of Blowfish Bank, and a second visible one a bearing 345-031o which led west of Elbow Shoal. This light tower was described in 1922 and in 1948 as a white square (wooden) framework tower 18m high, supported a sectored flashing light at an elevation of 31m. This was replaced by a new light on a steel framework tower in the early 1960s, which was present and working in 1994. The original light is now on exhibition in the grounds of the Lighthouse Keeper’s cottage museum.
Integrity/Authenticity
Medium/High
Condition
Fair
Place Type
Historic site
Creation Date
05 Aug 2015Publish place record online (inHerit):
ApprovedLast Update
21 Apr 2021Disclaimer
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