Troubridge Island Lighthouse

Troubridge Island Lighthouse is a decommissioned lighthouse in the Australian state of South Australia located on Troubridge Island in Gulf St Vincent about 74 kilometres (46 miles) southwest of the state capital of Adelaide and about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southeast by east of Edithburgh on Yorke Peninsula.

Troubridge Island Lighthouse

Location	Troubridge Island South Australia Australia
Coordinates	35°07′01.2″S 137°49′39.6″E
Tower
Constructed	1856[1]
Construction	cast iron tower[1]
Automated	1981
Height	24 metres (79 ft)[1]
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern[1]
Markings	red tower with white horizontal band, white lantern and rail[1]
Power source	solar power
Operator	State Government
Heritage	state heritage place since 23 September 1982[2]
Light
Deactivated	2001[1]
Focal height	25 metres (82 ft)
Intensity	white: 1800 cd red: 360 cd[3]
Range	white: 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) red: 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi)[3]
Characteristic	Fl WR 10s. (white with red sector)[3]

History

The lighthouse was commissioned in 1856 as a means to reduce losses caused by the stranding of ships on the Troubridge Shoals.^[1][3]

Czech-born surrealist artist Voitre Marek, who had migrated to Adelaide in 1949, lived with his wife and young children as lighthouse keeper at Troubridge Island from 1957 until 1960, after moving from the Cape du Couedic Lighthouse after that lighthouse was automated and demanned.^[4][5][6]

The lighthouse was converted to automatic operation in 1981 and decommissioned in 2001. Its role as a navigation aid was taken over progressively from 1980 by the new Troubridge Hill Lighthouse, located on Troubridge Hill, to the west of the Troubridge Shoals.^[1][3][7]

In 1978, the lighthouse was listed on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate.^[8]

The former Troubridge Island lighthouse and its adjacent Troubridge Island Lighthouse Keepers' Cottages which are listed on the South Australian Heritage Register are now part of the tourist attractions offered within the Troubridge Island Conservation Park.^{[9][2][10][11][12][13]}

See also

• South Australia portal
• Engineering portal

• List of lighthouses in Australia

References

1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Australia: South Australia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
2. "Troubridge Island Lighthouse, Troubridge Island Conservation Park". Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
3. "The Troubridge Island Lighthouse". Malcolm S Macdonald trading as Lighthouse Computer Training & Development. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
4. Speck, Catherine (27 June 2021). "Surrealists at Sea: Dušan and Voitre Marek finally receive their place in the pantheon of Australian surrealism". The Conversation. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
5. Longley, Dianne (January 2017). The Development of a Print Culture in South Australia Post-WWII to 2008: Institutions, politics and personalities (PhD). Australian National University. p. 56. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
6. "Cape Du Couedic Lighthouse". Lighthouses of Australia Inc. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
7. Coroneos, Cosmos; McKinnon, Robert (1997). Shipwrecks of the Investigator Strait and the Lower Yorke Peninsula. Adelaide: Department of Environment and Natural Resources. p. 18. ISBN 0-9588496-3-3.
8. "Troubridge Island Lighthouse, Troubridge Island via Edithburgh, SA, Australia - listing on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate (Place ID 102723)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. 31 March 1978. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
9. Management Plan – Althorpe Islands, Goose Island and Troubridge Island Conservation Parks (PDF). Adelaide: Department of Environment & Heritage (DEH). 2009. pp. 1–3, 7–8, 27, 35 & 36. ISBN 978-1-921466-76-2.
10. "Troubridge Island Lighthouse Keepers' Cottages, Troubridge Island Conservation Park". Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
11. "Troubridge Lighthouse". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
12. "Shipping Intelligence". South Australian Register. Adelaide. 11 May 1850. p. 2. Retrieved 18 August 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
13. Robinson, A. C.; Canty, P.; Mooney, T.; Rudduck, P. (1996). South Australia's offshore islands (PDF). Australian Heritage Commission. pp. 290 & 292. ISBN 978-0-644-35011-2. Retrieved 13 December 2013.

External links

• Australian Maritime Safety Authority