Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01287:reg:1976:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01287
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 1976 (pt 4/16)
Character Range: 60632–63937

Heritage significance: Low

Lighthouse feature: 1906 lantern base
© AMSA, 2019
Description and condition
1906 Chance Bros, cylindrical in form. Curved panels of cast iron bolted together with flanged joints.
       * Internal lining – none (removed).
       * Central support – galvanised steel tube with welded plates top and bottom, to support the centre of the upper lantern floor and the beacon pedestal.
       * Ladder – fixed galvanised steel ladder to upper lantern room.
       * Ventilators – round air inlets cast as part of wall panels; cast iron air trunks bolted on inside, from which the original brass regulators have been removed.
       * Doors – Chance Bros iron door from which the inner lining, frame and lock have been removed; the lock replaced by cast aluminium strong-back, cast aluminium hand-wheel and stainless steel stud; original bronze hinges. Reproduction Chance Brothers makers plate fitted to internal surface of door in 2012.
Finish               painted
Condition            sound
Integrity            high
Significance         high
Maintenance          keep in service, prepare and repaint at normal intervals
Rectification works  none

Heritage significance: High
The 1906 lantern base is an original part of one of the last lighthouses to have been built by the state of Tasmania (criterion a).
The 1906 lantern base is an original part of a relatively intact twentieth century lighthouse complex (criterion d).
The 1906 lantern base contributes to the aesthetic value of the lighthouse within its setting (criterion e).

Lighthouse feature: 1906 lantern floor
© AMSA, 2021
Description and condition
Ferrous metal checker plate on rolled steel joints supported on brackets built into tower wall panels.
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 1906 lantern floor is an original part of one of the last lighthouses to have been built by the State of Tasmania (criterion a).
The 1906 lantern floor is an original part of a relatively intact twentieth century lighthouse complex (criterion d).

Lighthouse feature: Beacon
© AMSA, 2021
Description and condition
Vega VRB-25 self-contained rotating beacon.
Condition            intact and sound
Integrity            high
Significance         low
Maintenance          keep in service
Rectification works  none

Heritage significance: Low

Lighthouse feature: Pedestal
© AMSA, 2019
Description and condition
Aluminium tube welded to circular aluminium plates top and bottom.
Finish               unpainted
Condition            intact and sound
Integrity            high
Significance         low
Maintenance          keep in service
Rectification works  none

Heritage significance: Low

Lighthouse feature: 1976 Balcony floor – upper
© AMSA, 2019
Description and condition
1976 GRP floor continuous with 1976 lantern floor.
Finish               painted
Condition            intact and sound
Integrity            high
Significance         low
Maintenance          keep in service, prepare and repaint at normal intervals
Rectification works  none

Heritage significance: Low

Lighthouse feature: 1976