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Name: Cape Bowling Green Lighthouse  

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Nearest Town or City:
Sydney, , Australia

Location: Originally Cape Bowling Green, south of Townsville, Queensland; now on the North Wharf at Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney.


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Photo: Nancy J. Rau
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Managing Organization:
Australian National Maritime Museum

Website: http://www.anmm.gov.au/capebg.htm

Tower Height: 50

Characteristic and Range: Four white flashes every 15 seconds.

Description of Tower: White, conical cast iron (with wood frame) tower with red trim.

This light is operational

Date Established: 1874

Date Present Tower Built: 1874

Date Automated: 1987

Optics: 1874: Third order Fresnel lens.

Current Use: Museum exhibit.

Open To Public? Yes.


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