Lighthouses of QLD - Old Caloundra Lighthouse Kings Beach, Queensland, Australia
By
Team MavEtJu on 01-Nov-16. Waypoint GA8699
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | Virtual |
| Container: | Virtual |
| Coordinates: | S26° 48.096' E153° 8.244' (WGS 84) |
| 56J 513656E 7035531N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 42 m |
| Local Government Area: | Sunshine Coast |
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Description
Lighthouses of QLD - Old Caloundra Lighthouse
The Caloundra light was established in 1896 and is the typical Queensland tower; a timber frame with corrugated zinc anneal cladding. A single keepers cottage was built adjacent to the light.
It is the oldest surviving building in Caloundra. The light was only attended by one keeper. It was connected to Brisbane by phone. This light served both as a harbour light and a coastal light directing traffic towards the North West Channel into Moreton Bay.
In 1967, a new signal tower and lighthouse was erected for the Caloundra Harbour was erected next to the old lighthouse on Canberra Terrace. The old light was discontinued in 1968. The old light remained until 1970 when under the threat of demolition the Golden Beach Power Boat Club acted and relocated the lighthouse to Woorim Park adjacent to their new clubhouse site.
Height: 12 metres
Elevation: 52 metres
Pattern: White with a Red sector
Range: 19 nautical miles / 35 km
Photo: Darlene Thomas
Fun fact: On 11 June 1999 the old tower was brought back to its original position.
For more information, please see Lighthouses.org.au.
When logging this cache, please add a photo of yourself or your GPS with this lighthouse.
Logs
While completing the Discover Caloundra Adventure Lab we stopped in the rain at the Old Caloundra Lighthouse to log the waypoint there
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Out and about with Tassie Trekkers finding trigs and lighthouse virtuals. A lovely spot with a fantastic view. Another in the lighthouse series ticked off. TFTV
Caching in the area with whitewebbs this was one of the Lighthouses we found.
Many thanks TeamMavEtJu for publishing this cache and adding to our geocaching experience.
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It was great to read the history of the old building and why we have 2 lighthouses here.
It was only when I went to write this log that I discovered that I can claim *FTF* on both listings.
