Bedout Island Lighthouse
The Cape Bossut lighthouse, just to the south-west of Broome, was commissioned in 1913 and erected the following year.
It was one of a number of unattended lighthouses recommended by the Brewis report and built on the North-West coast of WA by the Public Works Department. Of these it was the last.
The light was lit by a Chance Bros lens placed on a 40ft (12m) mild steel square open lattice framework tower. It was 550 candle power using acetylene gas.
The light was decommissioned as a Commonwealth light and passed to the Department of Marine and Harbours (date unknown). Prior to the handover the lantern and lens were removed and a solar powered light was fitted. The tower was demolished some time in 1994/1995.
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| Title | Address | Description |
|---|---|---|
Cape Leeuwin | Leeuwin Rd, Augusta WA 6290, Australia | Go to Cape Leeuwin |
Breaksea Island | Unnamed Road, Nanarup WA 6330, Australia | Go to Breaksea Island |
Cave Point | Unnamed Road, Torndirrup WA 6330, Australia | Go to Cave Point |
Eclipse Island | The Gap Rd, Torndirrup WA 6330, Australia | Go to Eclipse Island |
Cape Naturaliste | Bunker Bay Walk Trail, Naturaliste WA 6281, Australia | Go to Cape Naturaliste |
Casuarina Point | 1 Bennett Way, Bunbury WA 6230, Australia | Go to Casuarina Point |
Arthur Head | 15 Captains Ln, Fremantle WA 6160, Australia | Go to Arthur Head |
South Mole | 1 Fleet St, Fremantle WA 6160, Australia | Go to South Mole |
North Mole | N Mole Dr, North Fremantle WA 6159, Australia | North Mole |
Woodman Point | 597 Cockburn Rd, Munster WA 6166, Australia | Go to Woodman Point |
Wadjemup (Rottnest) | Wadjemup Rd, Rottnest Island WA 6161, Australia | Go to Wadjemup (Rottnest) |
Bathurst Point | Lancier St, Rottnest Island WA 6161, Australia | Go to Bathurst Point |
Guilderton | 5 Tank Road, Guilderton WA 6041, Australia | Go to Guilderton |
Escape Island | Escape Island, Western Australia, Australia | Go to Escape Island |
Pelsaert Island | Houtman Abrolhos WA 6530, Australia | Go to Pelsaert Island |
Point Moore | 481-485 Marine Terrace, West End WA 6530, Australia | Go to Point Moore |
Bluff Point | 118A Kempton St, Bluff Point WA 6530, Australia | Go to Bluff Point |
Cape Inscription | Unnamed Road, Dirk Hartog Island WA 6537, Australia | Go to Cape Inscription |
Babbage Island | 13 Annear Pl, Babbage Island WA 6701, Australia | Go to Babbage Island |
Point Quobba | Unnamed Road, Macleod WA 6701, Australia | Go to Point Quobba |
Point Cloates | Cardabia-Ningaloo Rd, Ningaloo WA 6701, Australia | Go to Point Cloates |
Vlaming Head | Yardie Creek Rd, North West Cape WA 6707, Australia | Got to Vlaming Head |
Jarman Island | Reader Head Rd, Cossack WA 6720, Australia | Go to Jarman Island |
Gantheaume Point | Lurujarri Walk, Minyirr WA 6725, Australia | Go to Gantheaume Point |
Cape Bossut | Cape Bossut, Lagrange WA 6725, Australia | Go to Cape Bossut |
Bedout Island Lighthouse | Bedout Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
Cape Leveque | Broome-Cape Leveque Rd, Dampier Peninsula WA 6725, Australia | Go to Cape Leveque |
Caffarelli Island | Caffarelli Island, Western Australia, Australia | Go to Caffarelli Island |
Keepers
This light was built as an unattended light.
Technical Details
| First Exhibited | 1855 |
| Permanent Tower | 1868 |
| Current Tower | 1881 |
| Status | Active |
| Location | Lat. 33° 35'S, Long. 151° 20'E |
| Original Optic | In use |
| Current Optic | Chance Bros 700mm (2th order) fixed |
| Automated | 1932 |
| Demanned | 1932 |
| Construction | Nepean sandstone |
| Height | 30m |
| Elevation | 113m |
| Range | 19 NM |
| Character | Fl. Grp (4) W 20s |
| Intensity | 75,000 cd |
| Light Source | Sealite SL216 LED array |
| Power Source | Mains with battery back up |
| Operator | Transport NSW Maritime Services |
| Custodian | NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service |
| Notes | Light source converted to LED array Feb 20 |
Access
The tower has been demolished
Associated Lighthouse
Detail to come.
Sources
- Lighthouses on the Western Australian Coast and Off-Shore Islands
1995 Author/s D.A. Cumming, M. Glasson and M. McCarthy
http://museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/maritime-reports/lighthouses-western-australian-coast-and-shore-islands
- Notice to Mariners – Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate 26 Jan 1914 – Trove
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