This is the Port Adelaide lighthouse, now located near the dock as part of the South Australian Maritime Museum. The lighthouse began its life in 1869 at the entrance to the Port River. The structure had been prefabricated in England and shipped to Australia in pieces.In 1901 a new lighthouse was built at Wonga Shoal, in the Gulf of St Vincent 13 km from Port Adelaide. The light was used in the new lighthouse, but the structure was transported and re-erected on South Neptune Island in the Spencer Gulf.
When the lighthouse was decommissioned in 1985, it was restored and rebuilt at its current site.
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18 comments:
lighthouse is a fabulous choice for L! Have a wonderful week...
Beautiful structure. Gee, I could have done the lighthouse in Plymouth or the LightBoat in Cardiff! Oh well, I think you'll enjoy what I did do. :D
What a gorgeous lighthouse! I hadn't even thought about that possibility. Great choice!
Lighthouses are a fascinating subject. In countries like ours with ragged coastlines, they are a very important part of hour cultural background.
A great L!
My L is here
Marvellous and informative the comment!
Beautiful photograph,
Splendid post!
Beautiful lighthouse,it`s a lot of them along the coast of Norway.
A good choice for L, liked the info too.
A BIG Lighthouse.
A great construction.
Nice L Gordon! :)
You choose a beautiful one!
I love lighthouses. Wonderful "L" post.
Nice post! You should take a trip to Norway. We got a lot of lighthouse:)
What a great lighthouse!
Wonderful "L" post.
Now That's a Red lighthouse!! Fun picture!!hughugs
what a great lighthouse. ......what would have happened to all those ships without lighthouses to guide them.
Very nice lighthouse! Very nice photo too:)
that's a lovely lighthouse.
Wonderful and so important.
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