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Name: Bay Rock Lighthouse   

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Nearest Town or City:
Townsville, , Australia

Location: Originally west of West Point, Magnetic Island, Queensland.

Managing Organization:
Maritime Museum of Townsville

Website: http://www.townsvillemaritimemuseum.org.au

Tower Height: 26

Description of Tower: White, conical wood-frame tower sheathed in iron; lantern dome is red.

This light is not operational

Date Established: 1886

Date Present Tower Built: 1886

Tower Moved?
1992

Date Deactivated: c. 1980s

Date Automated: 1930

Current Use: Attraction at museum.

Open To Public? Yes.

Keepers: John Albert Edward Lawson (?-1920, died in service)


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