Port Adelaide Lighthouse
Port Adelaide Lighthouse
Garry Searle
Chance Brothers Lighthouse
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Date of lens manufacture
1874
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Date of lighthouse construction
1869
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Country
Australia
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Commissioning body
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Order of lens
2nd order
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Fixed or revolving lens
Fixed
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Active/Inactive
Inactive
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Describe the character of light
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Describe the lighthouses daymarks
Hexagonal tower with balcony, lantern, central cylinder from keeper's house
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Which aspects of the lighthouse (other than the lens) were manufactured by Chance brothers
Iron tower
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Describe the history of the lighthouse
Port Adelaide Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on the North Parade of Port Adelaide. It was first lit in 1869 at the entrance to the Port River near Outer Harbor. In 1901, it was moved to the Neptune Islands and relocated to the current location in 1986. It is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register since 1980. It is lit on Saturdays.
The Port Adelaide Lighthouse originally stood at the mouth to the Port River in Port Adelaide from 1869 until 1901. In 1901 the lighthouse structure was re-located to South Neptune Island. The lantern and lens was used in the new Wonga Shoal Lighthouse built south of the entrance to the Port River.
The tower was dismantled, moved back the the wharf at Port Adelaide.
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Current management body/ ports authority
South Australian Maritime Museum
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Historical preservation societies/manager/operator
South Australian Maritime Museum
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Is the site vulnerable to coastal erosion?
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Have you experienced any affects of climate change on the lighthouse?
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Observations on the condition of the lighthouse?
Good
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Is the site open/closed to the public
Open
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Is the tower open/closed to the public
Open
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Latitude and Longitude
-34.842538° 138.504195° (relocated here in 1985)
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On-site bookable accommodation available
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Associated web addresses
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Other details
ARLHS AUS-200.
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Which resources did you use to research this lighthouses?
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Lighthouse
- https://lighthouses.org.au/
- NB! Chance Lighthouses (1856-1917) (61 years), David Encill's list 1856-95: Port Adelaide; 1874; Holophotal revolving lights
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