Macquarie Lighthouse - the oldest lighthouse in Australia , located at the entrance to Sydney Bay .
| Macquarie | |
|---|---|
| English Macquarie lighthouse | |
 Macquarie Lighthouse in January 2009 | |
| A country | |
| City | Sydney |
| Architect | James barnet |
| Construction date | 1878-1880 (modern building) |
| Beacon height | 26 m |
| NUM height | 105 m |
| Distance | 25 m |
| Auto | Yes |
| Acting | Yes |
The lighthouse was built in 1791 , becoming the first lighthouse in Australia. The structure was wooden and served until 1816 , when the then Governor of New South Wales, Laclan Macquarie, laid the first stone of the new lighthouse building. [3] However, the modern building was only built in 1878-1880 near the old one, and the old one was demolished in 1883 . Then the lighthouse was opened in a new building, existing to this day. [4] The old and new buildings are very similar in appearance, and for more than two years they stood side by side a few meters.
In 1933, a double- wing Fresnel lens was installed on the lighthouse. Since 1976, the lighthouse has been fully automatic. Since 2001, the lighthouse has been managed by the Sydney Harbor Federation Trust . [five]
The lighthouse is a symbol of Macquarie University , depicted on its logo.
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Notes
- ↑ archINFORM - 1994.
- ↑ http://data.gov.au/dataset/commonwealth-heritage-list - 2017.
- ↑ Macquarie University (Inaccessible link) . Date of treatment April 9, 2009. Archived March 31, 2009.
- ↑ History - Macquarie University Archived April 4, 2009 to Wayback Machine (inaccessible link - history )
- ↑ Lighthouses of Australia: New South Wales