Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00078:reg:2015:p6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00078
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2015 (pt 6/18)
Character Range: 54591–57928

four extant pre-1850s lighthouses in Tasmania (criterion a, criterion b).

Lighthouse feature: Stairs
© AMSA 2022
Description and condition
Cast iron spiral stair integrated with central weight tube/column, rising from the ground floor to a floor two storeys below the lantern floor. The stair structure is free-standing, independent of the stone tower.
Cast iron treads/riser units with lattice treads are bolted to one another and to the weight tube, the connecting bolts extend vertically as balusters supporting a wrought iron handrail on the outside of the flight.
A separate flight of stairs, with a wrought iron outer string, leads from the lower intermediate floor to the one below the lantern floor.
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 internal tower stairs are an essential part of the lighthouse. They maintain their significance due to the lighthouse being the oldest of the Bass Strait lights, and due to it being one of only four extant pre-1850 lighthouses (criterion a, criterion b).
Lighthouse feature: Ground floor

© AMSA 2022
Description and condition
1845 stone floor with later concrete topping.
       * Equipment – batteries on racks mounted against the tower walls at ground floor level; control equipment
     wall mounted.
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 ground floor is both an original and essential part of the lighthouse. It maintains significance due to the lighthouse being the odlest of the Bass Strait lights, and due to it being one of only four extant pre-1850 lighthouses in Tasmania (criterion a, criterion b).

Lighthouse feature: Tower apron
© AMSA 2022
Description and condition
Later thin concrete apron slab of unknown date placed around the base of the tower.
Finish:                bare concrete surface
Condition:             some settlement cracks appearing on concrete slab
Integrity:             medium
Significance:          low
Maintenance:           monitor condition
Rectification works:   none

Heritage significance: Low

Lighthouse feature: Solar array
© AMSA 2022
Description and condition
Solar panels mounted on aluminium stands affixed to concrete foundations at the base of the tower.
Condition:             intact and sound
Integrity:             not assessed
Significance:          low
Maintenance:           keep in service
Rectification works:   none

Heritage significance: Low
Lighthouse feature: Oil store
© AMSA 2022
Description and condition
1938 timber framed, gable roofed building on concrete slab floor. 2012 CFC sheeted and lined externally and internally. 2012 stainless steel corrugated roofing sheets, gutters and downpipes.
Double hung windows are boarded up. No equipment in place. Concrete water tank attached.
Condition:             intact and sound
Integrity:             high
Significance:          high
Maintenance:           prepare and repaint parts as required
Rectification