Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01286:reg:2019:p8
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01286
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2019 (pt 8/20)
Character Range: 64115–67609

Gabo Island along the coast of New South Wales. Both island lighthouses had their granite quarried on-site and assembled to form tapering tower walls. Chance Bros. & Co. was responsible for the original 1st order lenses installed at Montague and Gabo.
Similarly, the original contractor assigned to construct Montague Island Lighthouse was forced to give up the contract after controversial difficulties and delays, as was the case with Robert Huckson for the Gabo Island Lighthouse.
Gabo Island Lighthouse's unique upper entrance floor and basement design resembles Table Cape Lighthouse (Tas) and Eddystone Point Lighthouse (Tas). All three lighthouses have upper entrance floors accessed via external stairs, and basements accessed on the ground floor where battery equipment is stored.

Figure 16. Montague Island Lighthouse, NSW (© AMSA, 2021)

Figure 16. Montague Island Lighthouse, NSW (© AMSA, 2021)

5 Heritage significance
5.1 Commonwealth heritage list – Gabo Island Lighthouse
The following information is taken directly from the Commonwealth Heritage listing for Gabo Island Lighthouse (Place ID: 105379).[39]
Commonwealth statement of significance
    The Gabo Island Lighthouse, built in 1862, is architecturally significant as an elegant and impressive red granite structure designed by WW Wardell of the Public Works Department of Victoria. Its design features, such as the parabolic curved profile, were replicated at all subsequent manned lighthouses in Victoria (Criterion H.1).
    The lighthouse is significant as a dominant feature in the landscape of Gabo Island and surrounding region. The lack of development on the island and the nearby mainland area has maintained much of the physical and visual context of the lightstation (Criterion E.1).
    The Gabo Island Lighthouse is significant as an outstanding example of the stonemason's craft. The structure utilizes the red granite available on the isolated site. The smooth-faced stone finish to the lighthouse is a departure from the more common practice of building towers in either rock-faced stonework or rendered rubble (Criterion F.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, Gabo Island Lighthouse is discussed in relation to each of the criteria as based on the site's current Commonwealth Heritage Listing (Place ID: 105379)
Criterion                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Relevant attributes identified                                           Explanation
Criterion E – Aesthetic characteristics                                                                                                                                                                                               The form of the lighthouse in its landscape setting                      The lighthouse is significant as a dominant feature in the landscape of Gabo Island and surrounding region. The lack of development on the island and the nearby mainland area has maintained much of the physical and visual context of the lightstation.

This criterion is satisfied by