Hamelin Island Lighthouse
The Hamelin Island lighthouse was completed in 1938. It was an automatic light on an 18-foot-high concrete tower. The light was 120ft above sea level.
Hamelin Island lit the dark stretch of coast between Capes Leeuwin and Naturaliste.
The wooden structure used to winch materials to the construction site still stands adjacent to the tower.
Hamelin Bay was a significant port for the export of timber in the late nineteenth century. A 600-metre-long jetty was constructed in 1881 but was abandoned by 1913. It was largely destroyed by fire in 1921 and only a few remnants remain today.
The Hamelin Island lighthouse became redundant when the nearby Foul Bay lighthouse was lit in 1967.
The AGA lantern from Hamelin Island now tops the Guilderton lighthouse and the AGA triple bullseye lens and sunvalve are on display at the Guilderton Country Club.
Photo: J Taylor
Photo: AMSA
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| Title | Address | Description |
|---|---|---|
Cape Leeuwin | Cape Leeuwin, 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 |
Legendre Island | Legendre Island, Dampier Archipelago WA, 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 |
Bedout Island Lighthouse | Bedout Island, Western Australia, Australia |
Keepers
This light was an unattended light.
Technical Details
| First Exhibited | June 1938 |
| Permanent Tower | 1938 |
| Current Tower | |
| Status | Inactive – replaced by Foul Bay |
| Location | |
| Original Optic | AGA triple flash |
| Current Optic | |
| Automated | 1937 |
| Demanned | Never manned |
| Construction | Concrete |
| Height | 18 feet |
| Elevation | 120 feet |
| Range | 17 miles |
| Character | |
| Intensity | 150,000cp |
| Light Source | |
| Power Source | Acetylene |
| Operator | Commonwealth |
| Custodian | |
| Notes |
NB: Information is historical data and is not for navigational purposes.
Access
The grounds are open.
Associated Lighthouse
Foul Bay
Sources