Cape St George Lighthouse, Jervis Bay, NSW
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Tuena
S 35° 09.110 E 150° 45.695
56H E 296100 N 6107825
The photographs, taken looking in an easterly direction, of lighthouse staff in the 1870's contrasts markedly with the same location today.
Waymark Code: WMDM0H
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 01/28/2012
Views: 6
The 1870 photograph shows the lighthouse staff spread out on cleared ground in front of the lighthouse with their cottages to one side.
Today the lighthouse has been reduced to rubble & is just visible, the cleared ground as been overtaken by the bush & the cottages are gone.
The lighthouse, built at a location that could not be clearly seen by passing ships, was abandoned in 1889 & then used as target practice by the Australian Navy between 1917 & 1922.
Year photo was taken: 1870
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