Degerando Is Lighthouse

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Degerando Islet

Admiralty Reference # 1641
1960 - present

Ralph Meakins Collection

The 3 m steel cylinder house was built in 1960. There is a small shed at the beach landing which contains the motorised trolley used on the monorail.

Landfall silhouette as seen from the MV Cape Don.

Source: Australian Hydrographic excerpt of Chart 730- 1989

The lens and kerosene burner mantles

Photos by Ralph Meakins

When the acetylene burner (visible above and left - pre 1970) was converted to solar in 1987, the original lens was left in place.

The Monorail used during the construction of the lighthouse and to transport fuel from the beach landing up to the light. Still in situ even though the light is now solar powered.