Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00967:reg:2019:p6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00967
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2019 (pt 6/16)
Character Range: 55414–58817

steel stringers and fasteners.
        * Balustrade – 1861 curved timber handrail and timber balusters.

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

Heritage significance: High
The timber stairs are both an essential and original part of a historic lighthouse (criterion a).
The timber stairs are a feature unique to the lighthouse (criterion b).
The timber stairs contribute to the aesthetic value of the lighthouse (criterion e).

Lighthouse feature: Ground floor
© AMSA, 2020
Description and condition
1861 stone floor with concrete topping.
       * Equipment – UPS back up power supply in two separate cabinets.

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

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

  4.2 Related object and associated AMSA artefact

The artefacts listed below are recognised as being of heritage significance to Cape Wickham and registered within AMSA's artefact catalogue.
 © AMSA, 2020
Artefact                              150th Anniversary plaque

Maximo ID:                            AR0287

Location in lighthouse:
                                      Mounted inside lantern room
Condition:
                                      Good

  4.3 Comparative analysis
Cape Wickham Lighthouse is comprised of features that share similarities with other Tasmanian lighthouses. The 13' 0" W Wilkins & Co lantern demonstrated a design similar to the 12' 6" Wilkin & Co lantern installed in Swan Island Lighthouse (first lit 1845), and the Wilkins & Co lantern installed in Goose Island Lighthouse (first lit 1846). All three Tasmanian lighthouses are located offshore from the Tasmanian mainland, and both Cape Wickham and Goose Island lighthouses underwent similar alterations to their fabric in 1918. For example, the installation of iron balustrade with cast stanchions along the balconies.
Despite variations in design and fabric, Swan Island, Goose Island and Cape Wickham lighthouses are indicative of the typical stone lighthouse favoured for construction along Bass Strait throughout the mid-19th century.
Figure 16. From left to right: Swan Island Lighthouse (1845), Goose Island Lighthouse (1846), and Cape Wickham Lighthouse (1861) (Source: AMSA)

  5.   Heritage significance

  5.1 Commonwealth heritage listing – Cape Wickham Lighthouse
The statement of significance and heritage value criteria listed below are directly taken from the Commonwealth heritage listing for the Cape Wickham Lighthouse (Place ID: 105567).

Commonwealth heritage statement of significance

    The Cape Wickham Lighthouse, built 1861, is significant as an integral part of Bass Strait's mid-nineteenth century network of lighthouses. This system represents the first example of cooperation by the Australian colonies in sharing the costs and responsibilities of providing navigational aids. (Criterion