Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00074:reg:2021:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00074
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2021 (pt 2/15)
Character Range: 47651–50735

was underway by 1886, however there is no clear idea of when workers were first mobilised to site.

  3.10         Recommendations for further research
Further investigation on the design and construction process would be beneficial in understanding the significance of Goods Island as the only lighthouse of its type to have been constructed by the Queensland Government. Clarification on why a Government-constructed process was chosen, as opposed to hiring a private contractor, would assist these understandings.
Further research on the keepers and military personnel stationed at Goods Island would be beneficial in understanding the social history of the lightstation and island as a whole throughout the late-19th to mid-20th centuries.

  4.   Fabric
   4.1  Fabric register
The cultural significance of the lighthouse resides in its fabric, and also in its intangible aspects, such as the meanings people ascribe to it, and the connections to other places and time periods. The survival of its cultural value depends on a well-informed understanding of what is significant, and on clear thinking about the consequences of change. The Burra Charter sets out good practice for conserving cultural significance.
Below, each part of the lighthouse is listed and the description, condition and significance of each part is discussed. Criterion listed under 'Heritage Significance' refer to the criterion satisfied within the specific Commonwealth heritage listing (see 'Section 5.1').
(All images in sub-sections 4.1 and 4.2 – Source: AMSA)
Lighthouse feature: Lantern roof
© AMSA, 2022
Description and condition
1886 Queensland Government design part-spherical dome with single skin of galvanised sheets lapped and screwed. Underwent extensive patch repairs 2021.
       * Ribs – iron radial ribs
       * Inner skin – none
       * Ventilator – mushroom type
       * Lightning conductor – vertical pole beside ventilator, with three spikes at top, and two braces to ventilator
       * Gutter – circular ring of cast iron pieces bolted together
       * Drip tray – copper dish suspended under ventilator
Finish               painted
Condition            intact and sound
Integrity            medium
Significance         high
Maintenance          keep in service, prepare and repaint at normal intervals
Rectification works  none

Heritage significance:
The lantern roof is an original part of a lighthouse associated with the maritime history of the Torres Strait (criterion a).
The lantern roof is an original part of a lighthouse constructed entirely by government labour (criterion b).
The lantern roof is an original part of a lighthouse that demonstrates the principal characteristics of a late 19th century Queensland lighthouse (criterion d).

Lighthouse feature: Lantern glazing
© AMSA, 2022
Description and condition
1886 Qld Government design.
       * Panes – flat trapezoidal glass, one tier toughened safety glass
       * Astragals – T section cast copper alloy, bolted to gutter ring at top, and to lantern base below
       * Downpipes – removed, rainwater