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Bulletin – Vol 9 No. 6 – November/December 2006 |
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 Wedding Cake West Lighthouse collapses On 12 December 2006, the Western Channel Light – better known as Wedding Cake West – collapsed into Sydney Harbour. |
 Nobbys Head – heritage at risk Conservationists argue that the proposed re-development of Nobbys Head contravenes a Federal Government heritage law. |
 Griffiths Island – to be heritage listed Port Fairy's Griffith Island and historic lighthouse have been recommended for heritage status on the Victorian Heritage Register. |
 Montague Lighthouse 125th anniversary Descendents of keepers & lighthouse buffs commemorated 125 years of operation for the Montague Island Lighthouse on 1 November 2006. |
 Cape Cleveland lease A 20-year agreement to manage and maintain the buildings at the Cape Cleveland lighthouse site has been entered into. |
| Features | ||
 Memories of Cliffy IslandBill Breen reminisces about his childhood living on Cliffy Island, a remote lighthouse off Wilson's Promontory in Victoria. |
Restoring
lighthouse artefactsSince becoming a lighthouse junkie, John Ibbotson always thought that having a Fresnel lens, a flasher and a sun valve would be the ultimate lighthouse collectables to own. |
 Mystery
of Cape Otway anchorMalcolm Brack, who grew up at Cape Otway Lightstation, discusses the history of the anchor on display at the Cape. |
 Pharology 101
– Lighthouse construction methodsLighthouses come in many different shapes and sizes which depend on their function, location, geography and special demands. |
 Sandy
Cape lighthouse gets a faceliftDenise Shultz tells of her recent visit to Sandy Cape Lighthouse, during which the tower was repainted by Australian Maritime Systems. |
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| Lighthouse books | ||
 Discount
on Lighthouses of Australia booksJohn Ibbotson is extending the Christmas discount offered to Bulletin readers for his Lighthouses of Australia books. |
 Rock Lighthouses of BritainA review of the recently published third edition of the classic lighthouse book, covering some of the world's most famous remote lighthouses. |
 Lighting
the CoastA new book illuminates the fascinating history of New Zealand’s coastal lighthouse system. Lighting the Coast is the first comprehensive history of New Zealand’s system of lighthouses. |
| International News | ||||
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Iceland: Stórhöfdi lighthouse turns 100 The 100-year anniversary of Stórhöfdi lighthouse in Vestmannaeyjar islands south of Iceland was celebrated at a special ceremony yesterday. Stórhöfdi is one of the oldest lighthouses in Iceland. |
Scotland: Lighthouse in danger of crumbling Campaigners have warned that one of Scotland's most iconic lighthouses is in danger of crumbling away unless restoration work is begun urgently. |
Japan: Last manned lighthouse becomes automated The Meshima lighthouse on one of Nagasaki Prefecture's Danjyo Islands changed its power source from diesel to solar light, in a move to automate the nation's last manned lighthouse. |
USA: Consolidation will create America’s largest lighthouse museum The Maine Lighthouse Museum in Rockland and the American Lighthouse Foundation have announced a groundbreaking collaboration |
Russia defies Ukrainian court order on lighthouse handover Russia will not obey a Ukrainian court ruling requiring its Defense Ministry to hand over the Russian Black Sea Fleet's lighthouses in Crimea. |
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