Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L01613:reg:2020:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L01613
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2020 (pt 1/17)
Character Range: 42001–44978

2020  Lead paint removal and repainting of tower basement floor, bridge walkway, entrance level, and lantern room floor.
      Corrosion reparation to metallic substrates and walkway bridge support beams.
      Repairs to pre-cast concrete slabs (walkway bridge).

  3.9 Summary of current and former uses
The Table Cape Lightstation originally comprised of separate keepers' cottages and the tower itself. The keepers and their families resided onsite within the cottages and the tower was observed to be purely a vital worksite for marine safety.
Following the de-staffing of the lighthouse and the demolition of the cottages, the site remained closed to the general public until 2010. Table Cape Lighthouse was then opened for tourism under a license with AMSA.
At present day, the lighthouse's AtoN capability remains its primary use.

  3.10         Summary of past and present community associations
The lighthouse and its immediate surrounds maintain strong associations with a variety of groups locally, nationally and internationally.
Aboriginal heritage significance
The cape is a site of important Aboriginal heritage significance, and appreciation of this significance is paramount. Further consultation with local Traditional stakeholders will be included within this section.
Local, national and international associations
The site's contribution to the development of the Table Cape district has cemented the lighthouse as a popular and significant local landmark.
As a manned site from its construction in 1888 until 1920, Table Cape Lighthouse maintains familial ties from past lightkeepers – ties that transcend local, national and international borders.

  3.11         Unresolved questions of historical conflicts
The overall cost of the construction project is disputed amongst documents. The Tasmanian Heritage Register lists £3 970 was charged for the staircase and retaining wall, and an extra £2 265 for the light making a combined cost of £6 235. [40] The 2010 Table Cape Conservation Management Plan details that the light apparatus cost a total of £1,869 16s. 9d. and cited sources that declared the total cost of the lighthouse to have cost upwards of £7 000.[41]
Dates for when the Lighthouse school was discontinued are unclear, however sources appear to suggest it was still operating in 1904.[42]

 Figure 15. Farmer tending fields by Table Cape Lighthouse, 1948. Courtesy of the National Archives of Australia: A1200, L10749 (© Commonwealth of Australia, National Archives of Australia)
The lighthouse was originally left unpainted in its natural brick colour. The date for when it was painted white is unclear.
The third keeper's cottage added to the station in 1899 was said to have replaced an unsuitable structure onsite.[43] It is unclear of what this structure was and whether it was built alongside the other cottages in 1888.
There is conflict over when the lighthouse keepers were withdrawn from service at Table Cape. The 2010 Table