Bulletin - Vol 9
No. 1
January/February 2006
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Bulletin - Vol 9
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Cape Jaffa 30th Anniversary celebrationsThe Cape Jaffa Lighthouse celebrated in style 30 years since its reconstruction at Kingston SE, with a few hundred people present to mark the occasion and watch the light being switched on again. |
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Los Faros de Cuba - Part II Part II of Garry Searle's Cuban lighthouse story talks of his experiences of the "real" Cuba, and seeing more of its unusual lighthouses, including Cayo Jutias, Faro Paredon Grande & Faro Rio Santa Ana. |
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Lighthouse keepers poem Lighthouses of Australia Inc was sent a lovely poem by Del "Abe" Jones about lighthouse keepers. |
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| News | |
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after our lights Brisbane company Australian Maritime Systems has won a second major contract with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority to continue providing equipment and services to maintain lighthouses and radars. |
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| Lighthouse
vandals face tough jail terms Vandals face 10 years in jail for damage to lighthouses or other crucial navigation aids under tough new maritime laws aimed at preventing a "shipping catastrophe". The maximum penalty of a $220 fine has been dramatically increased by the Federal Government because it was not seen as a deterrent. |
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| Maatsuyker
Island solar powered The Tasmanian State Government will spend $103,572 to reduce greenhouse emissions at Maatsuyker Island by installing renewable energy equipment. |
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| Telstra
under fire over lighthouse plan handling The federal Member for Forrest, Geoff Prosser, has criticised Telstra for a lack of transparency in its efforts to install a mobile phone transmitter on the Bunbury lighthouse site. |
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| Marino
Rocks Lighthouse downgrade Garry Searle, SA representative for LoA Inc has noticed that the Marino Rocks Lighthouse in Adelaide's southern suburbs appears to have been downgraded. |
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| Weather station safety fears at Maatsuyker
Island A Bruny Island weather observer is concerned for the safety of mariners and pilots in Tasmania's southwest, after the Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse observation post was left unstaffed due to a medical emergency. |
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News
snippets Vale Mike DalrympleMaritime Heritage Grant ProgramTroubridge Island (Shoal) Lighthouse turns 150Cape Byron Lighthouse Road to remain open to visitorsIndonesia to build 46 lighthouses on outermost
islands in 2006 |
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International Lighthouse Conference An International Lighthouse Conference is being held from 1-4 June 2006 in Ontario, Canada. The theme is "Capturing the Past and Securing the Future". The conference includes lectures, films, lighthouse tours and special performances. |
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Beacons By The Sea : Stories of Australian
Lighthouses Exhibition The Beacons By The Sea touring exhibition presented by the National Archives of Australia is continuing its show at the Queensland Maritime Museum in Brisbane until 12 March 2006. |
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