Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L01461:reg:2018:p6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L01461
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2018 (pt 6/14)
Character Range: 51130–54779

Whereas Mersey Bluff was originally installed with a 4th Order Chance Bros. dioptric lens, Table Cape was installed with a 2nd Order Chance Bros. lantern. Both lighthouses were originally painted white and are located along the north coast of Tasmania.
Figure 14. a) Table Cape Lighthouse (TAS) lit 1888 (Source: AMSA), b) Mersey Bluff Lighthouse (TAS) lit 1889 (© AMSA, 2010)

  5.   Heritage Significance
  5.1 Commonwealth Heritage Listing – Mersey Bluff Lighthouse
The following statement of significance and heritage value criteria below are directly taken from the Mersey Bluff Lighthouse listing on the Commonwealth Heritage List (Place ID: 105377).
Commonwealth statement of significance
    The Mersey Bluff Lighthouse, built in 1889, is significant for its association with the development of Devonport and the Mersey District. The lighthouse reflects the importance of Devonport during the late nineteenth century as a river port which was sustained by exports of agricultural produce and timber. (Criterion A) (Australian Historic themes 3.8.1 Shipping to and from Australian ports; 3.8.2 Safeguarding Australian products for long journeys and 3.16.1 Dealing with hazards and disasters).
    The Mersey Bluff Lighthouse is significant as an important local landmark that forms a focal point in the recreational area of the township of Devonport and the surrounding region. (Criterion E.1).
Commonwealth heritage criteria
There are nine criteria for inclusion in the Commonwealth Heritage List – meeting any one of these is sufficient for listing a place. These criteria are similar to those used in other commonwealth, state and local heritage legislation, although thresholds differ. In the following sections, the criteria met by Mersey Bluff Lighthouse is discussed as based on the current Commonwealth Heritage Listing (Place ID 105377).
Criterion                                                                                                                                                                                             Relevant Attributes Identified                                                     Values
Criterion A – Processes                                                                                                                                                                                   * The whole of the lighthouse and its historic relationship to the port.       The Mersey Bluff Lighthouse, built in 1889, is significant for its association with the development of Devonport and the Mersey District. The lighthouse reflects the importance of Devonport during the late nineteenth century as a river port, which was sustained by exports of agricultural produce and timber.

This criterion is satisfied by places that have significant heritage value because of [their] importance in the course, or pattern, of Australia's natural or cultural history.

Criterion E – Aesthetic characteristics
                                                                                                                                                                                                          * The prominence of the lighthouse and its historic relationship to the port.  The Mersey Bluff Lighthouse is significant as an important local landmark that forms a focal point in the recreational area of the township of Devonport and the surrounding region.
This criterion is satisfied by places that have significant heritage value because of [their] importance in exhibiting particular aesthetic characteristics values by a community or cultural group.

  5.2 TAS State Heritage Register –