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Legendre Island
Admiralty Reference # 1690
1927, 1963, 1989 - present
Ralph Meakins Collection

Photo by Ralph Meakin |

Photo by Ralph Meakin
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Originally established in 1927 some
distance from the present site, it was replaced in 1963 and then again
in 1989 - twice! The day after it was erected, it was demolished by a
cyclone and had to be rebuilt.
The Light featured here in Ralph's photos must
therefore be the one from 1963. The Light from this lantern room was on
show at the B Shed annex of the WA Maritime Museum, but is not currently
on show in the new Maritime Museum.
(Source: Cummings et al) |
The current Light consists of a white
flashing light on a double height size 3 white GRP hut, 4 metres high on a
square concrete base with a FA 251 beacon. The structure was entered onto the
Register of the National Estate on June23rd, 1995.
Australian Heritage
Database
Place ID: |
19843 |
Place File No: |
5/08/203/0055 |
Statement of Significance:
The Legendre Island Lighthouse complex, comprising the 1989 lighthouse and
remnants of the 1963 and 1927 lighthouses, is of interest for its association
with the history of maritime navigation in Western Australia. While it is of
some historical significance, the complex does not meet the Criteria for the
Register of the National Estate in its own right. It is included in the Register
as part of the 'Dampier Archipelago' listing, Register No. 10101.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: The
site includes the 1989 lighthouse, a concrete base of the former (1963)
lighthouse, the remains of a weather station, a concrete helipad (1975), a
series of concrete footings, a line of three star pickets and a concrete cable
box used as an emergency food supply store. It also contains the concrete base
pad of the 1927 lattice frame steel tower.
The 1989 lighthouse is a glass reinforced plastic hut 4 metres high on a square
concrete base and fitted with an FA 251 beacon and a stainless steel balustrade.
It operates on solar power.
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