Bulletin - Vol 8
No. 4
July/August 2005
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Bulletin - Vol 8
No. 4 |
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Kangaroo
Island Lighthouses - Part 2 : Cape BordaPart 2 of Denise Shultz's story of her lighthouse holiday to Kangaroo Island in South Australia in January this year. On her the first night at Cape Borda, she could see six other lighthouses flashing. |
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Pharology
101 - Light Visibility Denise Shultz, LoA Inc President, presents another episode in her "lighthouse lecture series", Pharology 101, this time discussing the physics behind the visibility of lighthouse lights. |
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Julie
Carstairs lighthouse statues Julie Carstairs carves statues of Australian lighthouse out of limestone, and is offering Lighthouse of Australia Inc members a special deal, where all sales benefit LoA Inc. |
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Tacking Point vandalism We report on the recent vandalism on the Tacking Point Lighthouse in New South Wales, and the ongoing issue of who is responsible for looking after our lighthouse heritage. |
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Cape Don optic
equipment Jack Duvoisin and Col Gladstone report that the optic equipment of the Cape Don lighthouse in the Northern Territory has been located and donated to the Queensland Maritime Museum. |
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Bulwer
Island Lighthouse restoration Similarly, Jack Duvoisin and Col Gladstone report that the restoration efforts by the Queensland Maritime Museum on the Bulwer Island Lighthouse have almost been completed. |
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CLS Reunion 2005 Lew Dickson reports on the festivities at the CLS Reunion 2005, which celebrated the 90th anniversary of the Commonwealth Lighthouse Service. Denise Shultz dropped into the celebrations on her way to Sandy Cape Lighthouse. |
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Launch of Friends of Tasman Island Christian Bell reports that the Friends of Tasman Island group was launched, with an important networking and social get-together in Hobart in May. |
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International Lighthouse and
Lightship Weekend (ILLW) 2005 International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend is an annual event held around the world, celebrating all things lighthouse. A number of lighthouses are participating in radio hook-ups with other lights, and some special festivities are being organised at Cape Otway, Wollongong and Point Perpendicular. |
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LoA Inc Annual General Meeting 2005 LoA Inc Secretary Pauline O'Brien gives notice of the 2005 Annual General Meeting of Lighthouses of Australia Inc. The meeting will be held online in the LoA Chatroom on 12 September 2005. |
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Beacons by the Sea Exhibition The National Archives of Australian exhibition on lighthouses has been travelling around Australia since 2002, and is on its way to Wagga Wagga in NSW next. |
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| Letters | |
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Letters LoA Inc was asked the tricky question - do lighthouse lenses rotate clockwise or anticlockwise?; Southern Ocean Exploration reports locating an exciting maritime archaeology find; The caretakers at Cape Don Lighthouse are looking for stories and memorabilia; and Suzannah Butcher is writing a novel about a single lighthouse keeper. |
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