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North
Mole Lighthouse
Admiralty Reference # 1764
1906 - present
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Designer :
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C. Y. O'Connor |
First Lit :
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1906 |
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Tower structure
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Cast iron - painted red |
Tower Height
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15m |
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Elevation :
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m |
Range :
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11 miles |
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Illuminating
apparatus :
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fixed red light |
Fuel :
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? |
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Light Character
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? |
Latitude :
Longitude:
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32
03.3S
115 43.4E |
Historical Details
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Although the North Mole was
the first of the two moles to commence construction, it was not until 1906
that a permanent light was installed. It needed that amount of time for
the earthworks to settle.
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The original lantern planned
for the North Mole, like the South Mole light would have been too powerful
and had already been sent to Broome where it was installed at Gantheume
Point on a steel tower.
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A similar cast iron tower, sent
out from England at the same time as the South Mole tower, was kept in
storage until it was time to build it out on the North Mole.
The North Mole is a favourite
fishing spot and a great vantage point for the beginning of many ocean
yacht races.
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On the way in and out
of the harbour mouth on the way over to Rottnest Island, the last you pass
is the red light built at the end of the North Mole which was built longer
than the south mole in the first place to enable it to provide protection
for the building of the south mole.
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While the North Mole Light
fights against the cranes for dominance of the landscape, it also heralds
that this is a busy working port.
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