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the name Eddystone Point by Tobias Furneaux in 1773.
    As he sailed north on March 17th he had already named the long bay to the south of larapuna the Bay of Fires, due to the smoke he could see from a large number of fires burning in the bush inland from the beach. Larapuna is part of a much larger area called Lumaranatana, containing 90 midden sites and 60 artifact scatter sites[14].
Early European history
In 1773, the English navigator Captain Tobias Furneaux named Eddystone Point after the site of the famous lighthouse in Plymouth, England. Eddystone Point was allegedly a site for seal hunting throughout the early 19th century, and at one point, in 1941, applications were submitted  to the colonial government to lease the land for whaling stations at the Point[15].
  3.5  Planning a lighthouse
Why Eddystone Point?
Eddystone Point (larapuna) was recognised early on as a precarious spot along the Tasmanian east coast. Passing the Point required the successful navigation around Victoria Rocks, Georges Rocks and Black Reef which were considered to be exceedingly dangerous hazards to shipping entering and leaving Bass Strait[16].
An inter-colonial board was established in 1856 and was tasked with the construction and maintenance of lighthouses in Tasmania. It was here that suggestions for a lighthouse on Eddystone Point (larapuna) were first made. However, these suggestions were rejected as the perceived infrequency of shipping in the area did not warrant a lighthouse's construction and no action was taken[17].
In 1861, gold deposits were found in New Zealand and traffic passing through the Strait increased tenfold. In 1873, the Conference of Principal Officers of the Marine Department of the Australasian Colonies approved the construction of a lighthouse somewhere between Eddystone Point and King George Rock. Lieutenant J.H. Stanley surveyed the area in question and recommended that the Point be the chosen site as its highest point of 79ft would reduce the required height (and therefore overall cost) of the lighthouse[18].
Shortly after this recommendation, the Point became the site of a number of shipwrecks. In 1874, the iron barque Wynaud was grounded south of the point and it was stated by the Hobart Town Chamber of Commerce that:
    The recent loss of the Wynaud at the Eddystone would in all probability have been avoided had a light been exhibited on the point.[19]
The colonies of New Zealand, Tasmania, New South Wales and Victoria conducted further discussions in 1876 on funding a lighthouse on Eddystone Point, however New South Wales and New Zealand refrained from contributing to the costs – delaying construction further. Approvals for construction were finally granted in 1886[20].
Design
J.C. Clymie, Civil Engineer of Melbourne was originally commissioned in 1879 to design