There are 31 historical lighthouses in Australia
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For over three decades, the Bunbury Lighthouse has been a symbol of the area, standing tall at 25 metres and visible from 27 kilometres away.
Hornby Lighthouse, also known as South Head Lower Light or South Head Signal Station, is a heritage-listed active lighthouse located on the tip of South Head, New South Wales, Australia, a headland to the north of the suburb Watsons Bay.
Built in 1881, this sandstone lighthouse sits at Sydney's northernmost point & offers weekly tours.
The Bathurst Lighthouse forms the subsiduary light to the Main Rottnest Island Light enabling vessels entering and leaving the Port of Fremantle to safely navigate the reefs around the island.
Cape Baily Lighthouse is a scenic stop along the Cape Baily Track in the Kamay Botany Bay National Park near Cape Solander.
The Cabo Borda lighthouse on Kangaroo Island was isolated and the scene of tragedy in its early years.
Cape Bowling Green Light is an active lighthouse on Cape Bowling Green, a long promontory ending in a long, low sand bar about 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Ayr, Queensland, Australia.
Cape Bruny Lighthouse is the only lighthouse in South Tasmania that is open for tours.
1836 lighthouse featuring an iron spiral staircase to the tower balcony & clifftop views of the sea.
Completed in 1901, this working lighthouse features sweeping bay views, a maritime museum & tours.
Cape Jaffa Lighthouse is a decommissioned lighthouse formerly located on Margaret Brock Reef near Cape Jaffa on the southeast coast of South Australia
Situated where two oceans meet, Cape Leeuwin lighthouse is the extreme south west point of Australia.
Cape Moreton Light, also listed as North Point Range Rear Light, is a heritage-listed active lighthouse located on Cape Moreton.
Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse is Australia’s most accessible lighthouse - with only 59 steps, this tower tour is even suitable for small children!
Cape Otway Lighthouse is the oldest surviving lighthouse in mainland Australia and is considered the most important.
The Cape Schanck Lighthouse was built in 1859 as the second coastal lighthouse in the Australian state of Victoria .It is located on Cape Schanck, at the southernmost tip of the Mornington Peninsula.
The Cape Wickham Lighthouse is a lighthouse situated at Cape Wickham on King Island, Tasmania. At 48 metres (157 ft) tall, it is Australia's tallest lighthouse.
Grotto Point Lighthouse is located in the Dobroyd Precinct of Sydney Harbor National Park.
This still functioning, red & white striped lighthouse was first constructed in 1858.
The Leading Light Tower (or Beacon Tower) on the corner of Tyrrell Street and Brown Street on The Hill looks a bit like an old-fashioned shooting tower, but it's not.
The G-type foghorn is the only one of its type operational in the world. It is sounded by volunteers every Sunday at 12 noon.
The Macquarie Lighthouse, also known as South Head Upper Light, is the first, and is the longest serving, lighthouse site in Australia. It is located on Dunbar Head, on Old South Head Road, Vaucluse in the Municipality of Woollahra local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The lighthouse is situated approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) south of South Head near the entrance to Sydney Harbour. There has been a navigational aid in this vicinity since 1791 and a lighthouse near the present
Showcases items include the original signal flags from the Narooma Pilot Station, lighthouse artefacts from the era and items salvaged from the wreck of the SS Bodalla.
The Nelson Head Lighthouse Reserve Museum is a historical site and museum located in Nelson Bay, NSW.
Norah Head Light is an active lighthouse located at Norah Head, a headland on the Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia, close to Toukley.
Parriwi Head Light is an active lighthouse located just off Parriwi Road, near Rosherville Reserve on the south side of Middle Harbour in Mosman, New South Wales, Australia
The White Queenscliff Lighthouse is the lower light of the two Queenscliff Lighthouses and together with two steel towers guide ships across the Rip and into Port Phillip Bay.
Quaint, octagonal 1891 beacon with a winding staircase & overnight stays at the keeper's cottage.
Elegant 1875 lighthouse with external stairs leading up to a lookout popular for whale watching.
Enjoy an escorted tour of Australia's only operational Kerosene``fired lighthouse.