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to the keepers, as it enabled supplies to be delivered via boat, and also permitted travellers and school teachers to access to region.

As the decades progressed and domestic travel grew, tourists visited the lightstation and a small fishing village at Seal Rocks developed gradually from 1917 onwards.[xxxv]

  3.7 Chronology of major events
The following table details the major events to have occurred at Sugarloaf Point Lighthouse.
Date             Event
1 December 1875  Sugarloaf Point Lighthouse lit for first time.
8 August 1895    The SS Catterthun wrecked on reef near Seal Rocks. 55 lives lost and 26 passengers rescued.[xxxvi]
10 July 1900     Tower struck by lightning. Oil store blown up causing destruction of the electric bell installation.[xxxvii]