Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00074:reg:2021:p8
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00074
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2021 (pt 8/15)
Character Range: 65290–68549

the base of the tower.
Condition            intact and sound
Integrity            high
Significance         low
Maintenance          keep in service
Rectification works  none

Heritage significance: Low

Lighthouse feature: Helipad
© AMSA, 2022
Description and condition
Cast concrete slab encompassing parts of earlier building slabs.
Finish               trowelled bare concrete
Condition            intact and sound
Integrity            medium
Significance         low
Maintenance          keep in service, repaint helicopter marking as required
Rectification works  none

Heritage significance: Low

   4.2  Related object and associated AMSA artefacts
There are currently no AMSA artefacts at Goods Island Lighthouse.
 Figure 13. Grassy Hill Lighthouse, Cooktown QLD, first lit 1886. Courtesy of the National Archives of Australia. NAA: A1500, K28005 (© Commonwealth of Australia, National Archives of Australia)
Figure 14. Goods Island Lighthouse, Goods Island (Palilag) QLD, first lit 1887 (© AMSA, 2014)
   4.3  Comparative analysis

The Goods Island Lighthouse can be usefully compared to a select number of other lighthouses located along the east coast of Australia, all within the state of Queensland.
Constructed over the period of 1886 to 1887, Goods Island Lighthouse is one of a group of only nine timber and light gauge corrugated galvanised iron sheeted (as opposed to riveted iron plated) composite lighthouses built in Queensland. This type of construction represents an innovation in Australian lighthouses and is a Queensland-based solution to the environment and lack of resources. Of the original nine lighthouses, only seven have survived. Of these, only three remain in their original locations and only two of these are still in operation – Goods Island Lighthouse and Grassy Hill Lighthouse. First lit in 1886, mere months prior to the completion of Goods Island, Grassy Hill Lighthouse still stands outside Cooktown. The galvanised iron sheeted lighthouse mirrors Goods Island's design; complete with porch, entry stairs and red copula.
The other seven lighthouses include:
-          Little Sea Hill Lighthouse I, Curtis Island (Deactivated c. 1960s, displayed at Gladstone Maritime Museum)
-          Bay Rock Light, Halifax Bay (Deactivated c. 1980s, displayed at Townsville Maritime Museum)
-          Gatcombe Head Light, Facing Island (Demolished)
-          Little Sea Hill Light II, Curtis Island (Deactivated 2006)
-          Old Caloundra Light, Caloundra (Deactivated 1968)
-          North Point Light, Moreton Island (Demolished)
-          Bulwer Island Light, Brisbane (Deactivated, displayed Queensland Maritime Museum)

  5.   Heritage significance
   5.1  Commonwealth heritage listing – Goods Island Lighthouse
The following information is taken directly from the Commonwealth Heritage listing for Goods Island Lighthouse (Place ID: 105458).
Commonwealth statement of significance
The following statement of significance is taken directly from Goods Island Lighthouse's Commonwealth heritage listing:
    A signalling station has existed on Goods Island (Palilag), in Torres Strait, since 1877. The present lighthouse was constructed at the highest point on the island in 1886. It is believed to be the only