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Cape Bowling Green Lighthouse
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Cape Bowling Green Lighthouse seen at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney, NSW, Australia. 18/08/2017
The Cape Bowling Green Lighthouse was initially located in Queensland until being replaced by a more modern tower in 1987. The original tower was dismantled and shipped to Sydney where it was reassembled at its current location at the Australian National Maritime Museum in 1994. |
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Album name: | Tobias / AU - New South Wales | ||
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Current status: | At Sydney Maritime Museum; Reactivated (unofficial, maintained by the museum) | ||
Construction details: | Year Built: 1874 - reassembled at the Maritime Museum in 1994 | Materials: Hardwood frame with galvanized iron cladding | Tower Shape: Conical frustum tower with balcony and lantern | ||
Height of the tower, m: | 16 m | ||
Focal plane elevation ASL, m: | 19 m | ||
Light Description: | Four white flashes every 20 s. | ||
Any other comments: | Owner & Operator: Australian National Maritime Museum ?? Sydney, Australia | Light History: 1874-1913: Kerosene wick, 1913-1920: Incandescent mantle, 1920-1987: Automatic acetylene light | ||
Coordinates: | 33 52 07.2 S 151 11 57.4 E | ||
Displayed: | 309 times | ||
Date added: | Sep 30, 2017 | ||
DateTime Original: | 2017:08:18 16:39:24 | ||
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Keywords: | Sydney / Australia / New South Wales / Tasman sea | ||
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