Albino Rock Lighthouse

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] The light is no longer operational, while the Fresnel lens is in the Townsville Maritime Museum.[2]

Notes
  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. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Australia: Southern Queensland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 27 December 2011. "...the Townsville Maritime Museum...exhibits a collection of Fresnel lenses from the former...Albino Rock...lighthouses."


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