Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01287:reg:1997:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01287
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 1997 (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 50488–52039

fogs of great density.
    RECOMMENDED.-
         (a)     A fog signal be established. Fog rockets, one report every five minutes. From the
           position of the light, over 900 feet, the rockets will explode at an elevation of about
           1,200 feet.
         (b)    Landing Stores.- A new crane be provided.
         (c)     Communication.- Acetylene Morse Lamp be provided.
         (d)    Telephone communication be established, connected with the main telegraph system.
           (Provided for by clause 9 of the Light-houses Act 1911.)
    A preliminary survey was made in 1910 for a proposed telephone route from Oakwood to Tasman
Island, distance 12 ¾ miles. From Oakwood to Tasman's Peninsula there are no difficulties in the way of
erecting an ordinary telephone line, but a suspension wire about 1,350 yards long would be required from
Cape Pillar to the island.
    No steps have been taken by the Marine Board to carry out the work.

Despite Commander Brewis's recommendations, the fog signal was never installed. The steam crane, which was first used in the construction of Hobart GPO, was second hand when installed on Tasman Island and wasn't dismantled for replacement until 1927. The crane lay on the bank adjacent to the landing until 2016, when a storm finally washed it into the sea.
Alteration to the light
The following table details alterations made to the light at Tasman Island over the course of its history.
Date                    Alteration
May 1929                Intensity of light increased to 400,000 cd.