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Macquarie Lighthouse, Sydney

from Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection

  • beachcomber australia said:
    c.1883 - www.lighthouse.net.au/lights/nsw/Macquarie/Macquarie.htm#...
  • Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection said:
    Thanks for the link - this text is especially relevant: "The construction of the current Macquarie Lighthouse was begun in 1881 and the light was first exhibited in 1883...With the commencement of the new light, the lantern was removed from the old tower but the structure itself was not demolished for several years."
  • Nat said:
    It's so desolate............nobody would ever want to live here.....:-)
  • Mich said:
    OK so how does the little map in the top right hand corner know exactly where this is, without the geotagged tag ?
  • Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection said:
    Mich We might have dragged this onto the map without geotagging it...I've added the tags now. AB

Inside the Macquarie Lighthouse

from Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection

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  • beachcomber australia said:
    " The lighting apparatus at the time was described by the builder, Chance Brothers, of Birmingham as the most efficient in the world. It was electric in operation, with the power being produced by two De Meritens magnetos weighing two and a half tons. These were driven by an eight-horse power "Crossley - otto cycle" silent horizontal coal gas engine at 830 rpm. Only one of the de Meritens generators is still in existence: it is owned by the Powerhouse Museum and on display at the Lighthouse. Likewise the original switchboard is owned by the museum but installed the Lighthouse. The Museum have one of the arc lamps, but it is not on display at either venue. The electric apparatus was only used in bad weather. When the weather got really bad the second magneto was brought into operation producing a light of 6,000,000 candelas, the most powerful in the world at the time. In clear weather the illuminate was provided by a gas burner." More here - www.lighthouse.net.au/lights/nsw/Macquarie/Macquarie.htm#... c.1883
  • Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection said:
    Thanks for adding in this background and history of the lighthouse.
  • beachcomber australia said:
    I hope the Lighthouse and the Powerhouse Museum (who owns the engine) know about these wonderful pictures. I wonder if they are worth adding to the Wikipedia article - I am not sure how to do that. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macquarie_Lighthouse
  • David Raz said:
    Done
  • Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection said:
    David Raz Nice work, thank you!

[Laying foundation of new Macquarie Lighthouse, South Head, Sydney, 1881]

from National Library of Australia