0198. Australia (Victoria) - Point Lonsdale Lighthouse Permanent PostMark

The Point Lonsdale Lighthouse is pictured in the Permanent Postmark released by Australia Post. 

The detail(s) about the Point Lonsdale Lighthouse is available in my earlier post #0045...

My sincere thanks to Reto Muller from Switzerland for sending me this Australian PostMark of Point Lonsdale Lighthouse. 

 

0048. Australia (Northern Territory) - Cape Don Lighthouse

The Cape Don Lighthouse is an active Lighthouse located on Cape Don, at the tip of the Cobourg Peninsula.  It marks the entrance to the Dundas Strait.  It is Australia's Northernmost traditional Lighthouse.  It served on the important route to Darwin between the peninsula and Melville Island.

The tower was constructed during the Golden Age of Australian Lighthouses (1913 - 1920).

The light apparatus was converted to a Tungsten-Halogen Electric Lamp in 1970.  In 1983, the Lighthouse was automated with a high intensity light powered by Solar cells.   Subsequent to automation, the lighthouse as demanned.

It was named to compliment General Sir George Don, the Lieutenant-Governor of Gibraltar.

The Northern Territory Cape Don Lighthouse was commemorated by the Australia Post by the release of 50c stamp on 2-May-2006.

Built in the year 1917, the CAPE DON Lighthouse:

• Tower is CYLINDRICAL concrete
• Tower is raised on a OCTOGONAL base
• Tower is un-painted and Lantern painted WHITE
• Height is 36 metres
• Colour scheme of the LIGHT is WHITE
• LIGHT character is a FLASH every 10 seconds

0047. Australia (Western Australia) - Casuarina Point Lighthouse

The Casuarina Point Lighthouse is one of the Australia's most unusual appearing Lighthouse.  Its Black-and-White tower design is said to have been recommended by a local Scots sailor.

The Western Australia Casuarina Point Lighthouse was commemorated by the Australia Post by the release of 50c stamp on 2-May-2006.

Built in the year 1970, the CASUARINA POINT Lighthouse:

• Tower is CYLINDRICAL
• Tower is painted BLACK and WHITE CHECKERBOARD pattern
• Base of the Tower is painted BLACK
• Height is 25 metres
• Colour scheme of the LIGHT is WHITE
• LIGHT character is 3 (three) FLASHES seperated by 2.4 sec. every 15 seconds

0046. Australia (Queensland) - Point Cartwright Lighthouse

The Point Cartwright Lighthouse is a modern, high-tech tower which replaced the Caloundra Head Light as the major Coastal Light on the Northern approaches to Brisbane.  The Lighthouse is located near the mouth of the Mooloolaba River.

The Queensland Point Cartwright Lighthouse was commemorated by the Australia Post by the release of 50c stamp on 2-May-2006.

Built in the year 1978, the POINT CARTWRIGHT Lighthouse:

• Tower is PENTAGONAL concrete
• Tower is painted WHITE
• Height is 32 metres
• Colour scheme of the LIGHT is WHITE
• LIGHT character is 3 (three) FLASHES every 15 seconds (RED FLASHES are shown towards North-West)

0045. Australia (Victoria) - Point Lonsdale Lighthouse

The Point Lonsdale Lighthouse guards The Rip, the narrow entrance to Port Phillip Bay, Melbourne's Harbour.  The Lighthouse is located on the West side of the bay entrance off Flinders St. in Queenscliff.

The Victoria Point Lonsdale Lighthouse was commemorated by the Australia Post by the release of 50c stamp on 2-May-2006.

Built in the year 1902, the POINT LONSDALE Lighthouse:

• Tower is ROUND concrete
• Lower portion of the Tower surrounded by CIRCULAR 2-storey signal station
• Tower is painted WHITE
• Lantern painted BLACK
• Height is 21 metres
• Colour scheme of the LIGHT is WHITE or RED depending on direction
• LIGHT is ON for 2 seconds ; OFF for 2 seconds

0044. Australia (New South Wales) - Wollongong Head Lighthouse

The Wollongong Head Lighthouse, also known as the Flagstaff Lighthouse, is located in Wollongong, a coastal city South of Sydney.  The Lighthouse overlooks the Tasman Sea.  Wollongong is the only place in the East of Australia to have 2 (two) lighthouses located in close proximity to each other, the other being Wollongong Breakwater Lighthouse.

The Lighthouse guides the maritime traffic into Port Kembla Harbour located to the South.  It was the First lighthouse in New South Wales but also the first to install fully automatic flashing lights and it is listed as a Heritage building in Australia.  The lighthouse stands on the Eastern side of Flagstaff Point.

The New South Wales Wollongong Head Lighthouse was commemorated by the Australia Post by the release of 50c stamp on 2-May-2006.

Built in the year 1936, the WOLLONGONG HEAD Lighthouse:

• Tower is ROUND CYLINDRICAL concrete with FLUTED sides
• Tower and Lantern painted WHITE
• Tower height is 25 metres
• Colour scheme of the LIGHT is WHITE
• RED LIGHT displayed over shallow water to the North and South
• LIGHT is ON for 4.5 seconds ; OFF for 1.5 seconds

0032. Australia - Wollongong Breakwater Lighthouse Picture Cancellation

Wollongong Breakwater Lighthouse, also known as Wollongong Harbour Lighthouse, is a historic Lighthouse located at the end of the breakwater on the South-East side of Wollongong Harbour. 

Wollongong is the only place in the East of Australia to have two Lighthouses located in close proximity of each other, the other being Wollongong Head Lighthouse.

The Lighthouse is seriously deteriorated in 1978 and later on was restored in 2000-02.  This Lighthouse is no longer used and is listed an Official Heritage Building.

The Wollongong Breakwater Lighthouse affectionately known as Old Wollongong Lighthouse by the locals was built in 1871.  The WOLLONGONG BREAKWATER Lighthouse:

• Tower is TAPERED ROUND wrought-iron
• Tower is painted WHITE
• Height is 12 meters
• Lighthouse is INACTIVE since 1974

0019. Australia - 150th Anniversary of Macquarie Lighthouse

The Macquarie Lighthouse was the First Australian Lighthouse in Australia.

To Commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Lighthouse, a 5 cent stamp was released on 27-Nov-1968.

The Macquarie Lighthouse, also known as South Head Upper Light, was the first, and is the longest serving lighthouse in Australia.  The Lighthouse is located near the entrance to Sydney Harbour.  The Lighthouse was named after the Governor Macquarie. 

Originally built in 1818, the Macquarie Lighthouse has an important place in the history of Sydney’s settlement. The MACQUARIE Lighthouse:

• Tower is CIRCULAR sandstone
• Entire Tower is painted WHITE
• Height is 105 meters
• Colour scheme of the LIGHT is WHITE
• LIGHT character is 2 (Two) FLASHES every 10 seconds

0017. Australia - Devonport Lighthouse Picture Cancellation

Australia's island state of Tasmania is located off the South-Eastern coast.  The island is shaped roughly like a shield.  The island is accessible by Air and also by the Sea.  This makes regular sailings on the mainland to Devonport in Tasmania.

Devonport is a city in the North-Western part of Tasmania.  The city is situated at the mouth of the Mersey river.  The Mersey Bluff Lighthouse standing at the mouth of the Mersey River near Devonport is unusual in Australia with its distinctive Vertical Red striped day mark.

The picture cancellation released by the Devonport Philatelic Centre depicts a Lighthouse in the background.

The most Lighthouses in Tasmania are on the North coast.  These lighthouses are easily accessible by road.  But, elsewhere, many of the lighthouses are in more remote locations.