Talk:Williamstown Timeball Tower

message: Actually this is not even a lighthouse. As the name implies, a lighthouse shall have a light. While very interesting on the historical and nautical level, I suggest we move this to "Williamstown Time Signal". Even more since there is another, "real" lighthouse at Point Gellibrand, the Point Gellibrand Pile. See Victoria Lighthouses. De728631 (talk) 13:18, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Move

message: There seems to be some confusion on the date it was built. Here are a summary of possible dates from the trusted websites; Victorian Heritage, Lighthouses of Australia and Hobson's Bay Council.
*An unlit beacon had been on the site since 1835
*A "skeleton timber framed" lighthouse on a stone foundation was erected in a prominent position on Point Gellibrand in 1839
*The original lighthouse was constructed in 1840, right on the point of Gellibrand’s Point. It was timber skeletal structure on a bluestone base
*In 1848, tenders were called for a new lighthouse on Gellibrand’s Point – this is the bluestone section of the tower that remains today. The successful tenderer was James Linacre who built the bluestone lighthouse in 1849
*The Williamstown tower was built in 1849 of local bluestone
*The building of a new square bluestone lighthouse tower, with accompanying timber keepers quarters, ushered in a period of intense government activities around the lighthouse in the 1850s
*The second light operated until 1859 when it was replaced by a floating lightship anchored off the point in 4.5 fathoms of water
--Trainsofvictoria (talk) 06:33, 20 May 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Built date 

message: The name "Williamstown Lighthouse" could be misleading to people familiar with the building in question known by all relevant authorities; local government (Hobson's Bay), operator/owner (Parks Victoria), heritage register it is located on (Victorian Heritage Register), and the local historical society (Williamstown Historical Society) as the "Williamstown Timeball Tower". Those who visit the site and learn of it as a timeball tower, may find it confusing listed as a lighthouse. --Trainsofvictoria (talk) 07:02, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Missleading article name 

message: :The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion. 
The result of the move request was: moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) Lennart97 (talk) 12:17, 19 June 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Williamstown Lighthouse →  – Missleading article name. In accordance with Wikipedia:Article titles #Use commonly recognizable names. All relevant authorities; local government (Hobson's Bay), operator/owner (Parks Victoria), heritage register it is located on (Victorian Heritage Register), and the local historical society (Williamstown Historical Society) all refer to it as the Timeball Tower and not as Lighthouse Trainsofvictoria (talk) 11:58, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requested move 12 June 2021