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Dear FriendsYour Lighthouse News EtcAny subscribers with items of interest, whether an upcoming event, anectdote, preservation issue, access issue or cutting from a local news paper or magazine are welcome to submit their material for the Australian News section. With clippings with photos postage is probably the best method, though avoid folding on the photo itself. Any further queries contact myself. New Improved Lighthouses of Australia Web Site!A complete overhaul has been undertaken on the Lighthouse of Australia Web Site. The new masthead features the Cape Otway Lighthouse celebrating its 150th aniversary with storm clouds and ship in background and encapsulates what the site is all about. But, there is more to the new design. The pages have been reduced in overhead and made simpler to view and read. The new layout and design takes into account:
Also, contributing to the quality and ease of editing and creating the pages on the site and the bulletins is the introduction of the Macromedia Dreamweaver Editor. See for yourself: <http://www.lighthouse.net.au/lights/> Formerly Netscape Composer was used to create the main site pages and FrontPage was used to create the bulletins Hope subscribers enjoy the benefits of the improvements. Lighthouse Organisations PageAlso a page has been added to list Australian Lighthouse organisations such as Preservation Societies, Associations, Projects or other special interest lighthouse groups. I will also consider giving them 1 free page (approximately A4) detailing what they are about and how to contact them. The new page is at <http://www.lighthouse.net.au/lights/Groups/Groups.htm> Tasmanian Expedition Dates FinalisedAt last the Tasmania dates have been finalised. We will be departing Melbourne on the 14th April, arriving Devonport 15th April. We will be in Tasmania for 10 days. The return trip from Devonport to Melbourne will be on the 26th April. Several people have offered us help, given us contacts or have requested to meet us while we are in Tasmania. If anyone is thinking about this please contact me in the next few weeks so I can have all the arrangements made and finalise the itinery. A final itinery will be published in the April Bulletin, at the beginning of next month. PANDORA ArchiveLast year I mentioned that the Victorian State Library was going to archive the site as part of the National Libraries PANDORA Program. I have just recieved notification that this has been completed and available to the public. The publication has been catalogued and the record for the title is in the State Library's online public access catalogue. Access is via a ‘hot link’ from a special field in the catalogue record. The publication may be located through a search of the catalogue <http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/slv/catalogue> or by going directly to <http://purl.nla.gov.au/slv/pandora/lighthouse>. Both the PURL or URL for the original site and the PURL for the archived version are provided in the record. This means that users may choose to access either version. Should the reader opt to go to the Library’s archive, a title entry screen will appear, giving information about the title. This includes the name of the publication, a list of issues or versions held in the archive, links to the copyright statement and a general copyright warning and how frequently the Library gather the publication. They have provided another link to our site, giving the reader a second opportunity to link to the most up to date version. Notice Board:Boy, we are all happy campers this monthAs stated above, post any notices here regarding research, events etc for any Australian Lighthouse. Department of Scrounge:If anybody has any of this material on any Australian lighthouses including the ones listed at the Department of Scrounge it would appreciated, especially the high priority ones:
Please [Email Keeper] New Pages for Australia:
If your e-mail does not display in HTML these pages can be accessed from the "New Listing for Month Index" at <http://www.lighthouse.net.au/lights/New/Index%20New.htm> New Links for Australia:
If your e-mail does not display in HTML these pages can be accessed from the "New Listing for Month Index" at <http://www.lighthouse.net.au/lights/New/Index%20New.htm> Also New Links for World:
If your e-mail does not display in HTML these pages can be accessed from the "New Listing for Month Index" at <http://www.lighthouse.net.au/lights/New/Index%20New.htm> Australian News:Lighthouse Historical Society Of QueenslandThis association replaces the former Lighthouse Historical Society. The group concentrates on preserving Queensland Lighthouse history or memorabilia.
They have 99% complete staff lists and are happy to assist genealogists with their enquiries. The members are scattered widely throughout Queensland and interstate so contact is mainly by letter and telephone although the Commonwealth Lighthouse Service birthday party held every July in Brisbane has proved a wonderful venue for members to meet. Anyone interested in preserving Queensland Lighthouse history or memorabilia is welcome to register as a member. There is no membership fee as we are now a non-financial organisation. Members can register their sphere of interest eg: a particular lighthouse, ships, workshops, memorabilia or administration. Any inquires can then be channeled to them. The secretary is Shirley Buchanan who can be contacted at: PO. Box 90
Shirley's husband Stuart Buchanan is well known for his book "The Lighthouse Keepers" , a wonderful insite into their experiences as some of Queensland last lighthouse keepers. New Book to be Released on Bustard HeadStuart Buchanan has once again been busy, writing and researching, and is putting the finishing touches on a new book to released in May 1999..
Stuart's new book "Lighthouse of Tragedy", (a well earned title) is the story of Bustard Head Lightstation and is produced by Lighthouse Historical Society. It ranges from discovery of Bustard Head by Cook in 1770 to 1999, and includes 170 black and white and colour photos. Jervis & Bridget Sparks Say Farewell to BarrenjoeyJervis Sparks has finally handed the keys of his Barrenjoey Lighthouse Keepers Cottage back. He had set himself a 12 month time limit for resolving the dispute over his continued tenancy of the cottage after the hand over from the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) to the National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPWS of NSW). Jervis stated that the only progress was being made as a result of the legal wrangling was the size of the the bill.
The irony is that the NPWS of NSW will probably now advertise for unpaid volunteers to keep an eye on the place to prevent vandalism and deterioration. The outcome of forcing the tenants out, the people who had kept the lightstation in a pleasing and accessable condition for all to enjoy at no cost to the public purse. Deal Island 1847 Superintendent's CottageIan Terry informs me that on Deal Island, the light tower is indeed in a parlous state with major damp problems. The 1847 superintendent's cottage however (also in poor condition) is soon to have a conservation program commence, beginning with reroofing and external joinery work, later progressing to other drainage and internal conservation as funds permit. This Month's Featured Honorary Lighthouse Keeper:
A special page has been set up to include profiles on people who are consistant in their support for the Project. This can be found at <http://www.lighthouse.net.au/lights/About/Profiles.htm>. Thanks to the Following People for Their Help in January:
Thanks to all the people who have put links to the site Thanks to those who let me use their photos for thumbnails. Regards until
the May 99 Bulletin
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MARCH 99 BULLETIN was published on: 1/4/99
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