Wollongong NSW - Flagstaff Point ( aka Wollongong Head) Lighthouse and Wollongong Harbour defenses - see below

LIGHTHOUSE:
Completed in 1936, by the Department of Shipping and Transport, it was the first new lighthouse in New South Wales since 1903. The tower is constructed of reinforced concrete and replaced several earlier lights.
The structure cost £6,800 ($13,600) with plant and equipment £2,607 ($5,214).
It was the first fully automatic flashing light to be installed in New South Wales.
The original light apparatus was found to be faulty so a temporary acetylene gas light was employed until the replacement arrived in October 1938.
The light is bi-coloured. A white light of 4.5 second duration visible through 100 degrees, and a red Light visible through 80 degrees. This latter indicating reefs and headlands.
It was built to serve as a coastal light and particularly for ships entering Port Kembla, to the south of Flagstaff Point. Up until now the only aid had been the old Wollongong Breakwater Lighthouse situated on the Belmore Basin to the north. The Breakwater light was discontinued in 1974.
Info source:
lighthouses.org.au/nsw/wollongong-head-lighthouse/

GUNS:
"These guns were first placed near this location in October 1880 as part of the defences of Wollongong Harbour. They fired a 31kg solid shot up to a range of 1600 metres and were manned by local citizens in the "NSW Volunteer Artillery".
Being disused after 1900, they were recovered and preserved at the Army Reserve and Naval Reserve Cadets' depots during 1959, and restored and relocated at this site by Wollongong City Council in conjunction with Heritage Week 1983."
Info source:
Plaque at Site

Taken in: Australia / New South Wales / Wollongong (show map)

Taken on: March 16, 2018

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Camera: Olympus E-M10, f/10.0, 1/400 sec, 21mm (=42mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

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