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Lighthouses of Australia Inc. is a non-profit organisation which aims to create a higher profile for Australian lighthouses within Australia and overseas, and thereby preserve, protect and promote their place within our history.

The site includes comprehensive lists of lighthouses in each state, with photos, technical data, history, access details, links to other lighthouse organisations, museums, resources and other information.

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In Focus - South Solitary Island

Not so Solitary Island

When captain Cook journeyed north along the east coast of Australia in 1770, he encountered a group of nine barren, rocky islands lying 430km north of today’s Sydney and, inspired by their standing apart loneliness, he named them Solitary Islands.

Captain Cook did not land on any of the islands and because of their inaccessibility, it is not very likely that a local aboriginal tribe of Gumbaingirr ever made camp on the islands, at least there is no archeological record of that. . Read more...

 
Notices

Queensland
Lighthouse Reunion
2009

All past (and present) staff associated with Lighthouses, Ships, Depots and Administation Centres are invited to attend the 2009 lighthouse service reunion.
Qld Maritime Museum
Saturday 4th July 2009
12:00 Noon start.
Call 3396 8559 to book.

Winners in the first LoA Photo Competition have been announced. More...

Precision Helicopters will be conducting tours of
South Solitary Island in 2009
The dates are
Saturday 4th July 2009 to Sunday 12th July 2009
1 Hour Tour - $250.00 per person
2 hour Premium Tour with lunch - $490.00 per person

For more information please contact Robert Trezise at berttrezise@gmail.com

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