Albino Rock Lighthouse

Albino Rock lighthouse
Location	Albino Rock, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates	18°46′21″S 146°43′05″E / 18.77247°S 146.71803°E
Tower
Constructed	Unknown
Construction	concrete
Height	5 m (16 ft)
Shape	square
Light
Focal height	26 m (85 ft)
Intensity	15,000 candela
Range	15 mi (24 km)
Characteristic	Fl W 20s

Plans for the Albino Rock Lighthouse were published in 1940 with construction scheduled to begin the same year.^[1] The plans showed a 30-foot (9.1 m) tower with square white concrete standing at a base elevation of 96 feet (29 m).^[1] It was the last light to complete the chain along Northern Queensland to Torres Strait.^[1] 44 miles (71 km) to the north lay the Hinchinbrook Light, and 32 miles (51 km) to the south was Cape Cleveland Light.^[1] The light characteristic was white with three flashes every 20 seconds (Fl.W.20s), 15,000 candlepower, and 15 miles (24 km) visibility.^[1]

In 2012, after showing significant cracking and deterioration, the tower was completely demolished down to the concrete base^[2] and replaced with a fiberglass hexagonal tower.^[3] The former Fresnel lens is on display at the Townsville Maritime Museum.^[3]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "The Townsville Daily Bulletin Tuesday, May 21, 1940". Townsville Daily Bulletin. Qld.: National Library of Australia. 21 May 1940. p. 4. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
^ Poole, Danny. "Eborac Island & Albany Rock - CivilPlus Constructions Pty. Ltd". www.civilplus.com.au. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Australia: Northern and Central Queensland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 8 February 2022. "...the Townsville Maritime Museum...exhibits a collection of Fresnel lenses from the former...Albino Rock...lighthouses."

18°46′12″S 146°43′09″E / 18.7701°S 146.7192°E / -18.7701; 146.7192

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[TDB19400521-1] "The Townsville Daily Bulletin Tuesday, May 21, 1940". Townsville Daily Bulletin. Qld.: National Library of Australia. 21 May 1940. p. 4. Retrieved 27 December 2011.

[2] Poole, Danny. "Eborac Island & Albany Rock - CivilPlus Constructions Pty. Ltd". www.civilplus.com.au. Retrieved 8 February 2022.

[UNC-3] Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Australia: Northern and Central Queensland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 8 February 2022. "...the Townsville Maritime Museum...exhibits a collection of Fresnel lenses from the former...Albino Rock...lighthouses."

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