Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00060:reg:1892:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00060
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 1892 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 34900–37981

1892          100ft jetty and tramway installed on island.
              Workmen were briefly stranded on Goose Island following the work as no telegraphic communication existed between the nearby Islands and no passing ship would take notice of their signals.[24]

23 Aug 1906   Earth tremor experienced at Goose Island Lightstation.[25]

22 Mar 1922   Two lightkeepers perish after rowing out to meet the steamer Calliboi to receive provisions.[26]

28 Nov 1931   Lighthouse de-staffed. Cottages and jetty demolished shortly afterwards.[27]

May 1939      Mechanic injured while repairing the tower's lantern. Sailed to Hobart on the steamer Cape York to receive treatment.[28]

24 Nov 1958   Motor vessel Merilyn wrecked when it went ashore during a heavy fog.

31 Mar 1978   Goose Island Lighthouse added to Register of the National Estate.

22 June 2006  Goose Island Lighthouse added to Commonwealth Heritage List.

Figure 12. Goose Island jetty and tramway (1917). Courtesy of the National Archives of Australia. (© Commonwealth of Australia, National Archives of Australia)

Figure 13. Goose Island tramway, 1990. Image courtesy of the National Archives of Australia: P2812, 18 (© Commonwealth of Australia, National Archives of Australia)
  3.8 Changes and conservation over time
Due to developments in lighthouse fabric and technology, a number of alterations were carried out on the Goose Island Lighthouse throughout its lifetime.

The Brewis report
Commander CRW Brewis, retired naval surveyor, was commissioned in 1911 by the Commonwealth Government to report on the condition of existing lights and to recommend any additional ones. Brewis visited every lighthouse in Australia between June and December 1912 and produced a series of reports published in their final form in March 1913. These reports were the basis for future decisions made in relation to the individual lighthouses.
The recommendations made by Brewis concerning Goose Island included altering the light's character, increasing the light's power, and adding an acetylene Morse lamp.[29]
Goose Island Light.
(30 miles from Swan Island.)
Lat. 40º 19' S., Long. 147º 48' E., Chart No. 1906.- Established in the year 1846.
       Character.- One white, fixed dioptric, 1st Order, 20,000 c.p. Visible between the bearings of S.28ºE.,
through north, to N. 50º W. Frequently obscured by intervening island. Otherwise visible in clear
weather, 16 nautical miles.
       Stone tower, 74 feet. Height of focal plane, 100 feet above high water.
       Condition and Sate of Efficiency.- The light-house tower and apparatus are in good condition
The dwellings are old, but in fair order.
       Three light-keepers are stationed here.
       Communication.- Quarterly by steamer, carrying stores by contract.
       An acetylene Morse lamp is required to facilitate communication with passing vessels – necessary in case of emergency.
       RECOMMENDED.-
       (a)     The light be given a distinctive character, by inserting a revolving cylinder, actuated by
       clockwork mechanism (to be wound every