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Crookhaven Heads
Nowra - Orient Point,
Australia
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General Information
Date Established: 1882
Date Present Tower Built: 1904
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Open to Public?: Unsupervised and surrounded by Lantana the lighthouse is readily accessible and a prime target for vandals.
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Description
The South Coast of NSW,Australia has many interesting tourist attractions, so many it appears, that the idyllic Crookhaven Heads Lighthouse can be allowed to become the target of destructive vandalism to the extent that this historic lighthouse may well need to be demolished in the interests of public safety in the near future.
Disgracefully, the walk to the lighthouse passes though an extensive lantana infestation which undoubtedly contributes significantly to the vandalism which has been allowed to occur here.
This iconic lighthouse has been neglected by the local and state public authorities charged with its care and protection.
As a visitor on the 6th June 2009 I can only appeal to the Waterways Authority NSW, Shoalhaven Heads Council, the Member for the South Coast electorate, the residents of Orient Point and the Orient Point Aboriginal Land Council to mount an URGENT fight to preserve this historic lighthouse before it is too late.
A Bit of History
The original Crookhaven Heads Lighthouse was constructed of timber in 1882 and located as part of the Shoalhaven Signal Station on the beach 200 metres to the west of the current lighthouse.
The new brick lighthouse to the south of the mouth of the Shoalhaven River was commissioned in 1904 and the old wooden lighthouse was immediately demolished.
The Lighthouse is now non-operational but originally had a range of 6 nautical miles or 11km.
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