Double Island Point
Chance Brothers Lighthouse
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Date of lens manufacture
1883
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Date of lighthouse construction
1884
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Country
Australia
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Commissioning body
Queensland Government
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Order of lens
Holophotal
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Fixed or revolving lens
Revolving
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Active/Inactive
Active
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Describe the character of light
F1 W7.5
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Describe the lighthouses daymarks
White tower and lantern with red roof
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Which aspects of the lighthouse (other than the lens) were manufactured by Chance brothers
Original Chance Brothers Lantern 8' 1.5'' diameter and iron cladding
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Describe the history of the lighthouse
1884 1st portmaster Cdr George Poyner Heath ordered the lighthouse to be moved from the original proposed location to the summit of the point as in the original position the light could not be seen to the north. He appointed W.P.Clark to build the timber frame with galvanised iron cladding. Holophotal revolving ordinary type lens installed. 2 keepers houses built. Cost £6,900. There were 3 keepers cottages and a school house. 1923 upgraded to kerosene fuelled light 1925 Chance Brothers 3rd order lens installed 1933 110v elecricity installed 1980 upgraded to 240v electricity 1991 Solar conversion 1992 Automated and de-manned Now has a VRB-25 lens
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Current management body/ ports authority
Australia Maritime Safety Authority
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Historical preservation societies/manager/operator
Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
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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?
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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
Closed
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Latitude and Longitude
2555' S 15311'E
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On-site bookable accommodation available
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Associated web addresses
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Other details
Access by 4-wh drive or long walk. 2 keepers houses available to rent from Noosa Parks Association On the Queenland Heritage Register ARLHS AUS-065; Admiralty K2912; NGA 5660.
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Which resources did you use to research this lighthouses?
Lighthouses of Australia Inc Wikipedia Queensland State Archives - Stories from the Archives blogs.archives.qld.gov.au.2016/04/12/shing-a-light-on-queenslands-lighthouses/
Former Chance Lens Since Replaced/Removed
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Date of decommissioning or removal of Chance lens
1991
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Which lens(es) replaced the Chance lens ?
VRB-25
Where?
