Lights by Region

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Historical Photographic Collections

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WA Timeline

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Links & References

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MV Cape Don Lighthouse Tender

    Crew at work

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Weather Vanes

Australia
Lighthouses of Australia
My favourite, most revisited site.
The Lighthouses of Australia Project was the first aussie site I came upon when searching for information on Australian Lighthouses. I became involved as a contributor, then bitten by the bug, decided to do my own pages.

Rest of the World
Lighthouses Around the World
You can even chat to other lighthouse fans while you are here!
Bills Lighthouse Getaway
A good starting point to see a variety of images.
The WWW Virtual Library: The World's Lighthouses, Lightships & Lifesaving Stations
An extensive list of links- mainly American.

Kids links
Beaconsfield Primary School
This is where our research into lighthouses all started. Check out their wonderful art work!
Guiding Lights  : National Award Winners of the Primary Division.
Cool Solutions to a Hot Problem - Australian Schools Web Design Competion 1998
The Problem - Loss of ships, cargo and even lives. The Solution - Lighthouses of course, as well as some other things!
Beaconsfield Primary School's first attempt at having the kids come up with researching, designing and hosting their own site. I'm very proud of them .
Coast Guard Kids Corner
Seven Wonders of the World
Find out about the Pharos of Alexandria.
Lighthouse Hunter
An alphabetical listing of all the known lighthouses mentioned anywhere on the web.
Kids Questions - (Florida Lighthouse Page)
A great example of how a primary class can use the internet as an interactive tool in conducting a meaningful research project.

Conservation
 The National Lightship Trust
Australian Heritage Commission
Search the Database to find out about lights that interest you. A lot of Australia's Lighthouses are on the National Register - the first step to ensuring their conservation.

References
Maritime Museum of Western Australia
A wonderful museum to visit in real life or via the net.
Shipwrecks of Perth
A detailed list with specific information on all catalogued wrecks.
Rottnest Island
West Australian's favourite holiday destination. Some background history.
Australian Maritime Safety Authority
In 1915 the Federal Government became responsible for all Lighthouses in Australia. Now managed by AMSA, some lighthouses are being sold off - the most recent in Tasmania. Check here to find out more!

Book References
ALL IN A FLASH  by John Moynihan
ROTTNEST ISLAND - HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE  by R. J. Ferguson
ROTTNEST ISLAND - A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY  by Prue Joske, Chris Jeffery, Louise Hoffman
Reports, photographs, maps and oral histories from the ARTHUR HEAD BICENTENNIAL PROJECT which are stored in the Fremantle City Council Local History Collection in the Fremantle Library.