Managing Organization: Bunbury Port Authority
Website: http://www.byport.com.au
Notes: The height of this tower was raised about 33 feet in 1971 with the addition of a section above the base. Tower Height: 82 Height of Focal Plane: 142 Characteristic and Range: Three white flashes every 15 seconds. Description of Tower: Cylindrical tower with lantern, black & white checkerboard pattern.
This light is operational
Earlier Towers? 1870 (?): Wooden tower, about ten feet tall. 1901: Steel skeletal tower, south of the point. 1904: Braced lattice tower on Casuarina Point. Date Established: 1870? Date Present Tower Built: 1959 Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
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