Byron Bay Lighthouse. Building commenced in the 1900's and was completed in 1901. There was a great banquet to celebrate the opening on 30th November 1991, Premier Hon John See was arriving by ship from Sydney to open the Lighthouse. Special trains were organised from Lismore and Murwillumbah to bring guests for the banquet. The ship from Sydney was held up with bad weather but the banquet went ahead without Premier John See and he opened the Lighthouse when he arrived the next day. The original light was a concentric six wick kerosene burner then later, was replaced by a vaporised kerosene mantle burner in 1922. The light was electrified in 1956 and ceased being operated by a lighthouse keeper in 1989.
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BYRON BAY LIGHTHOUSE IS SUCH A STRONG STRUCTURE FROM EVERY ANGLE...No.L070
HANGING INSIDE THE LIGHTHOUSE...No.L054
BYRON BAY LIGHTHOUSE LIGHT...No.L054
THE GOATS WOULD BREAK THE WINDOWS OF NEW HOMES IN WATEGO'S WITH THEIR HORNS AND EAT WASHING ON THE CLOTHES LINE.Photo:Fiona Folan...No.L045
REFLECTION OF THE LIGHTHOUSE AFTER RAIN.Photo:Tina O'Donnell...No.L037
LIGHTHOUSE SOUVENIR VASE...No.L050
BYRON BAY LIGHTHOUSE TOURS ARE CONDUCTED BY VOLUNTEERS...No.L008
STEPS LEADING TO THE MOST EASTERLY POINT...No.L009
STEPS INSIDE THE LIGHTHOUSE...No.L007
HEADING UP TO THE LIGHTHOUSE. ALWAYS WINDY...No.L006
LOOKOUT. LOOKING FOR WHALES, DOLPHINS, STINGRAYS...No.L005
LIGHTHOUSE MAIN ENTRY FLOOR...No.L004
LOOKING WEST FROM THE LIGHTHOUSE. THE TIN ROOF IS AN ADDITION OF A CAFE...No.L002
LIGHTHOUSE LIGHT IS INSIDE THIS CRYSTAL CASING. IF THE LIGHT STOPPED TURNING THE SUN WOULD START BUSH FIRES FROM SHINING ON THE CRYSTAL... No. L001
THERE ARE A FEW DIFFERENT STORIES ABOUT HOW THE GOATS ARRIVED. I WAS TOLD A LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER'S SON HAD ASTHMA AND HE BROUGHT GOATS ON A DRAY TO THE LIGHTHOUSE TO MILK THEM FOR HIS SON. THE GOATS WOULD GET IN TOURISTS CARS IF THEY LEFT THE DOOR OPEN AND EAT THE LEATHER UPHOLSTRY. WALK AROUND HOUSES AT WATEGO'S AND BREAK WINDOWS WITH THEIR HORNS. FOLLOW PEOPLE BACK TO TOWN ALONG THE BEACH.Photo Know What I Miss About Byron Bay...No.L003
LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER'S UNIFORM.
ON DISPLAY IN THE LIGHTHOUSE...No.L028
OLD SIGNS AND POWER POLE, NOW REMOVED...No.L046
BYRON BAY LIGHTHOUSE...No.L032
BYRON BAY LIGHTHOUSE GOATS. I WAS TOLD THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS SON HAD ASTHMA SO SOME GOATS WERE BROUGHT UP ON A DRAY FOR MILK FOR HIM...IF TOURISTS DIDN'T SHUT THEIR CAR DOORS AT THE LIGHTHOUSE THE GOATS WOULD EAT THE LEATHER CAR SEATS WHILE THEY WERE SIGHT SEEING. JOAN FREEMAN SAYS "WE USED TO LEAVE OUR DOORS OPEN IN OUR HOUSE AND I WOKE UP ONE NIGHT AND ONE GOAT WAS STANDING NEXT TO THE BED"...... . Photo: Sophie Moir...No.L047
LIGHTHOUSE COTTAGE WINDOW. WE HAVE STAYED IN THESE COTTAGES MANY TIMES. SUCH FUN. No.L049
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BYRON BAY LIGHTHOUSE WITH THE AFTERNOON SUNSHINE...No.L069
INSIDE THE LIGHTHOUSE, A SECTION OF ONE WALL...No.L072
BYRON BAY LIGHTHOUSE COTTAGES, LOOKING SOUTH...No.L055
AN OLD PHOTOGRAPH OF THE LIGHTHOUSE. BEFORE COVID, THE LIGHTHOUSE WAS PACKED WITH BACK PACKERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD WATCHING THE SUNSET EVERY DAY...No.L046
I WAS AT THE PASS WITH A CHURCH GROUP WALKING HOME ALONG THE BEACH AT NIGHT AND ONE OF THE WHITE GOATS FOLLOWED US, ANOTHER GIRL AND MYSELF TOOK THE GOAT TO THE CLOSED POLICE STATION AND TIED IT UP TO THE RAIL ON THE VERANDAH...No.L042
LIGHTHOUSE PATH LEADING DOWN TOWARDS THE MOST EASTERLY POINT...No.L039
STAIRWELL INSIDE THE LIGHTHOUSE...No.L038
LIGHTHOUSE, STAIRS THAT LEAD TO THE MOST EASTERLY POINT...No.L010
IF A SHIP CAN SEE THE RED LIGHT FROM SEA THEY ARE IN A DANGER AREA...No.L012
ONE OF THE MANY GOATS BROUGHT TO THE LIGHTHOUSE. THEY WOULD EAT THE LEATHER UPHOLSTERY IN A CAR IF THE DOOR WAS LEFT OPEN...No.L051
Photo: Tina O'Donell...No.L014
BYRON BAY LIGHTHOUSE, ALWAYS MAJESTIC...No.L016
WALKWAY FROM THE LIGHTHOUSE TO THE MOST EASTERLY POINT OF THE AUSTRALIAN MAINLAND...No.L018
STAIRWELL INSIDE THE LIGHTHOUSE...No.L020
LIGHTHOUSE STEPS EASY TO COME DOWN, HARD TO HEAD UP...No.L022
LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS COTTAGES. AVAILABLE FOR RENT. ALSO USED FOR DISPLAYS AND SEA RESCUE HAVE AN OFFICE. THE METAL ROOF IS AN ADDITION OF A CAFE...No.L023
SUNSET AT THE LIGHTHOUSE WAS LONELY WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, BUT WITH SO MANY TOURISTS NOW, BEFORE COVID, THERE WOULD BE A LARGE CROWD OF PEOPLE FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD WATCHING... No.L026
POST BOX AT THE LIGHTHOUSE...No.L029
BYRON BAY LIGHTHOUSE...No.L031
MOST EASTERLY POINT OF THE AUSTRALIAN MAINLAND...No.L034
THERE ARE A FEW DIFFERENT STORIES ABOUT HOW THE GOATS ARRIVED. I WAS TOLD A LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER'S SON HAD ASTHMA AND HE BROUGHT GOATS ON A DRAY TO THE LIGHTHOUSE TO MILK THEM FOR HIS SON. THE GOATS WOULD GET IN TOURISTS CARS IF THEY LEFT THE DOOR OPEN AND EAT THE LEATHER UPHOLSTRY. WALK AROUND HOUSES AT WATEGO'S AND BREAK WINDOWS WITH THEIR HORNS. FOLLOW PEOPLE BACK TO TOWN ALONG THE BEACH.Photo:Know What I Miss About Byron Bay...No.L048
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LIGHTHOUSE LIGHT SHINING ACROSS THE MOST EASTERLY POINT OF THE AUSTRALIAN MAINLAND..L062
LIGHTHOUSE LOOKOUTS. WHALES, DOLPHINS, STINGRAYS AND TURTLES ARE SEEN FROM HERE...No.L071
LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER AT BYRON BAY.Photo Robert Dyball.Cape Byron Lighthouse Friends and Volunteers...No.L053
THE GOATS AT THE LIGHTHOUSE WERE VERY FRIENDLY. DON CAMPBELL.Photo:Jai Campbell.Locals only byron bay...No.L052
THE ORIGINAL WALKING PATH FOR PEOPLE AND GOATS, NO RAILINGS OR PAVED PATH.Photo:Fiona Folan...No.L044
TAKEN WITH MY BROWNIE BOX CAMERA...No.L043
BEFORE MAN MADE PATHS AND FENCES. SLIDING DOWN THE HILL ON CARDBOARD WAS A FUN WAY TO SPEND AN AFTERNOON.Photo:Colin Hadwell...NoL040
THE COTTAGE AT THE BACK OF THE PHOTO IS A RENTAL. I HAVE STAYED THERE MANY TIMES...No.L056
LIGHTHOUSE WINDOW LOOKING OUT TO SEA...No.L011
LIGHTHOUSE CRYSTAL LIGHT NEVER STOPS...No.L013
BYRON BAY LIGHTHOUSE AT NIGHT...No.L015
IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY ON THE GLASS YOU CAN SEE THE CHIPS FROM LIGHTNING STRIKES . THE LIGHT TURNS AROUND DAY AND NIGHT. BUSH FIRES CAN START IF IT IS LEFT IN ONE PLACE FROM THE SUN SHINING THROUGH THE CRYSTAL LENS TO ONE SPOT...No.L017
LIGHTHOUSE LOOKING THROUGH THE TREES WHEN WALKING ALONG THE ROAD...No.L019
BYRON BAY LIGHTHOUSE VIEW FROM THE PATH UP...No.L021
LIGHTHOUSE OLD PHOTOGRAPH...No.L024
BYRON BAY LIGHTHOUSE IS A TURN AROUND POINT FOR JOGGERS AND EXERCISE WALKERS EVERY DAY. MANY CONTINUE ON WALKING DOWN THE STAIRS DOING A ROUND TRIP...No.L025
LIGHTHOUSE SUNSETS ARE STUNNING...No.L027
TAKEN FROM THE COTTAGE VERANDAH. COTTAGES ARE AVAILABLE FOR RENT. I HAVE STAYED THERE MANY TIMES...No.L030
COLOURED LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON FOR VARIOUS OCCASIONS AT NIGHT. I WALKED UP AT MIDNIGHT FOR THIS PHOTO. QUITE A FEW PEOPLE WERE UP THERE. IT WAS SCARY...No.L033
LIGHTHOUSE FRONT ENTRANCE...No.L036
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