light active lighthouse located new_south_wales australia close lighthouse james style built staffed lighthouse constructed new_south_wales officially displayed time original upgraded electrified automated years staffed celebrated centenary concrete block tower metres high topped gallery gallery original holds original housing 1st order lens important structures include chief cottage assistant keeper flag house history calls construction lighthouse point early occurring area notable supporter end 19th century local efforts fruitless years formal recommendation construct lighthouse prior abolition lighthouse designed style similar style successor designed cape light point perpendicular light designed style construction commenced undertaken day labour materials brought boat wharf constructed tree harbour purpose officially lit november years keepers chief keeper assistant keepers cost tower cottages nearly construction tower optical apparatus 1st order lens original light source mantle generating light intensity visible nautical miles original mechanism grandfather clock type mechanism going feet central column weights went gradually light turned wound half hour light revolved seconds floating mercury bath pounds friction high speed rotation operating light active difficult april light source upgraded ford intensity changed revolve thirty seconds east operation stables originally constructed complex converted garage march light electrified electricity power source intensity drive replaced electric motor time staff cut light automated stations australia years staffed current light source lamp flashes white seconds seen nautical miles shows fixed red green lights coastal shipping lighthouse celebrated centenary november lighthouse appeared cover annual report structures lighthouse metres tower concrete blocks concrete blocks ground local aggregate lifted cemented position finally cement rendered inside deep painted white technique period reduce cost construction inside tower steps leading gallery stages grade stage bit narrower staircase concrete slate cast iron brass tower gallery balcony gallery painted cast iron floor cast iron leading outdoor gallery room atop gallery metal glass encircled protected aluminium panels decorative iron glass allow cleaning house original millimetres cast iron copper house known exist australia ground floor entrance door cedar set door glass saying latin safe door writing stating year official lighting ghost door outside planned completed floor comprises entry hallway rooms set tiles original desk visitor book rooms report room administrative work record keeping currently radio room second room housed spare mantle holder currently houses electrical controls including sensors responsible starting light houses backup batteries backup diesel generator fuel tank small workshop accommodations complex consist cottage garden assistant keeper constructed concrete blocks construction originally having pattern tile roofs keeper cottage includes open sides cast iron posts curved timber beams roof original tiles chimney remains circa roof replaced concrete tiles chimneys demolished constructed small fuel store workshop paint store earth closet near keeper cottage fuel stores earth closet sink assistant cottages constructed form concrete blocked tile roofs remain complex pretty intact cottages occupied resident keeper available overnight accommodations structure complex small signal house constructed flag house timber constructed original structures flag house constructed match lighthouse concrete blocks rendered walls deep roof concrete shallow form contrast concrete dome proposed original drawings flag locker houses maritime signal flags timber removed unknown date remains concrete steel base concrete apron concrete iron anchor points stable constructed premises concrete blocks pattern tiles stables converted garage roof tiles replaced concrete tiles timber doors stable carriage rooms remain complex underground fresh water tanks sealed water tank beneath tower metres hill weather station mother station south north reports collected sent weather_bureau sydney site operation light operated roads maritime services maritime lighthouse reserve managed government appointed trust dedicated preservation conservation management visiting lighthouse narrow strip land separates sea site accessible lighthouse open guided tours weekends group week cottages available overnight staying housing people available weddings
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