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Bulletin – Vol 9 No. 3 – May/June 2006 |
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| Feature stories | ||
 In
light of his workIn an informal ceremony on 15 May, Steve Merson presented Malcolm Macdonald with an engraved lighthouse award to acknowledge Malcolm’s contribution to Lighthouses of Australia Inc. |
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 Australia’s 2006 Lighthouses of the 20th Century StampsJohn Ibbotson reports on the launch of the Lighthouses of the 20th Century stamp release, and how the launch was marked at the Wollongong Head Lighthouse. |
| News | |
 Memories
of MontagueLocal newspaper Narooma News interviews former lighthouse keeper Bruce Connelly about his memories of life on Montague Island. |
 Cape
Don Working Weekend ReportDerek Emerson-Elliott of the Saving the MV Cape Don Society provides another update on the efforts to restore the MV Cape Don, a former lighthouse tender vessel. |
| Notices | |
 Volunteering
at Sandy Cape Lightstation 2006-2007Aub Strydom, Ranger at Sandy Cape Lightstation on Fraser Island in Queensland advises that applications are open for volunteers to assist in maintenance of the station, weather reporting and relaxing. |
![LoA President, Denise Shultz, on the air with GARC [Photo: Paul Shultz]](../0410/ILLW%202004%20GARC%20ps%205%20TN.jpg) International
Lighthouse & Lightship Weekend – 19 & 20 August 2006ILLW 2006 is coming up soon, and Lighthouses of Australia Inc is keen to promote any activities that are planned by lighthouse management or amateur radio groups. |
 New edition of Great Ocean Road book availableLoA member Neil Leed has published the fourth edition of his book The Great Ocean Road: Scenic & Historic Views. Neil has been producing books, travel guides, postcards and other souvenir products on the Great Ocean Road since 1992. |
 Shining
a light on lighthouses : Beacons By The Sea ExhibitionThe ABC website reports on the Beacons By The Sea: Stories of Australian Lighthouses touring exhibition presented by the National Archives of Australia. |
| International News & Miscellanea | ||
| Nearly two dozen historic lighthouses need caretakers The U.S. General Services Administration has announced that a number of lighthouses around the United States have been made available to public and private entities as long as they agreed to preserve them. |
Digital lighthouses guide vessels safely away from
tropical storm Chanchu China's new digital lighthouse system passed its first major test with tropical storm Chanchu, guiding all vessels in Chinese waters to safety. Chanchu sank at least 10 vessels off Vietnam and left dozens of seamen dead or missing. |
Beacon of Hope poem Author Tony Dawson recently heard some of John Ibbotson’s lighthouse stories on 774 Melbourne radio, and thought Lighthouses of Australia would be interested in his poem "Beacon of Hope". |
| Letters | ||
 Alfred Rothe
delivering mail by horseback to Point Hicks Lighthouse
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 Hunting for Felix von Luckner
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 Relocation of
the Bay Rock Lightkeepers' house
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