Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00078:reg:2023:p13
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00078
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2023 (pt 13/13)
Character Range: 34110–34925

shot in the chest by his friend Lawrence Williams while out hunting tiger snakes. Williams had accidentally fired his gun after tripping and falling over a tussock. Patterson died at the scene and his body was taken to the mainland by passing steamer Kowhal.[21]
Shipwrecks were also common around the island and the lighthouse was often the first point of call for those escaping distressed vessels. In 1952, four men became stranded on Swan Island following the wrecking of their fishing boat Two Brothers. The lightkeepers stationed at the tower alerted the mainland and cared for the men until a rescue boat could be deployed from Bridport.[22]

  3.7 Major events
The following table outlines the major events to have occurred at Swan Island Lighthouse from its construction to current day.
Date          Event