Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00967:reg:2019:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00967
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2019 (pt 3/16)
Character Range: 45910–49279

support a circular cast iron lattice platform.
        * Ladder – fixed winding stair with cast iron treads cantilevered from a central iron post. Wrought iron handrail on cast iron balusters.
        * Aluminium grating – recent aluminium grating installed to span the gap between the catwalk panels and the platform as a safety measure for service personnel. Grating supported on both the catwalk brackets and an aluminium angle.

Finish               painted
Condition            intact and sound
Integrity            high
Significance         recent aluminium grating: low
                     other parts: high
Maintenance          keep in service
                     prepare and repaint at normal intervals
Rectification Works  none

Heritage significance: High
The internal catwalk is both an original and essential part of a historic lighthouse (criterion a).

Lighthouse feature: External catwalk
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Description and condition
1861 Wilkins & Co cast iron lattice floor panels supported on pierced cast iron brackets bolted to the lantern base.
One floor panel has been removed and brackets on either side of the opening formed have been modified.
       * Handrail – None.

Finish               painted
Condition            intact and sound
Integrity            high
Significance         high
Maintenance          keep in service
                     prepare and repaint at normal intervals
Rectification Works  none

Heritage significance: High
The external catwalk is both an original and essential part of a historic lighthouse – exhibiting a design of lighthouses built throughout the 1860s (criterion a, criterion d).
The external catwalk contributes to the aesthetic value of the lighthouse (criterion e).

Lighthouse feature: Lantern base

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Description and condition
1861 Wilkins & Co, irregular 12-sided polygonal prism in form, with alternating long and short faces. Panels of cast iron bolted together with flanged joints. Decorative corrugated relief pattern on outside.
        * Internal lining – corrugated iron of fine pitch.
        * Vents – external vents sealed. Internal circular openings below the internal catwalk.
        * Door – fibreglass door hung on double-knuckle hinges and secured with two strong-backs with hand wheels. The door closes against rubber seals.
Finish               painted
Condition            intact and sound
Integrity            high
Significance         high
Maintenance          keep in service
                     prepare and repaint at normal intervals
Rectification Works  none

Heritage significance: High
The lantern base is both an essential and original part of a historic lighthouse – exhibiting one particular design of lighthouses built throughout the 1860s (criterion a, criterion d).

Lighthouse feature: Lantern floor
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Description and condition
Timber floor of pit-sawn boards supported on pit-sawn joists built into the tower walls, with overlay of wide machine-sawn boards. Lines of tack marks indicate a previous overlay of linoleum.
Finish               painted
Condition            intact and sound
Integrity            high
Significance         high
Maintenance          keep in service
                     prepare and repaint at normal intervals
Rectification Works  none

Heritage significance: High
The lantern floor is both an early and essential