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utilizing it earlier than first arranged.[xix]
Cape St Albans Lighthouse was lit for the first time on 20 November 1908. The total cost of the lighthouse's construction and equipment was £897.[xx]

Figure 11. Design plan of Cape St. Albans Lighthouse, signed by Engineer-in-Chief 17 March 1908. NAA: A10182, CN 01 185 (© Commonwealth of Australia, National Archives of Australia)
Equipment when built
Upon completion, Cape St Alban's Lighthouse stood as a nine-metre, white masonry tower fitted with an unenclosed white, 4th order, fixed light.[xxi] A red sector light was also installed to shine over 'the Scraper'. The Register newspaper reported the tower had a focal plane of 120-feet, and the light was visible for approximately 17 miles.[xxii] Powered by kerosene, the tower was originally visited once every two days by the headkeeper of Cape Willoughby Lighthouse. By 1912, the responsibility of maintaining the light was transferred to a local resident of Antechamber Bay who visited the lighthouse once a day until 1914.[xxiii]
Cape St Albans Lighthouse was one of the first three automatic lights that were constructed in South Australia following the turn of the century. Six additional automatic lights were constructed prior to when the Commonwealth Government assumed the responsibility for all coastal lights around the country in 1915.[xxiv]
  3.5 Chronology of major events
The following table details the major events to have occurred at Cape St Albans Lighthouse.
Date              Event
20 November 1908  Cape St Albans Lighthouse lit for first time.