Talk:Currie Lighthouse

	Australia portal Currie Lighthouse is within the scope of WikiProject Australia, which aims to improve Wikipedia's coverage of Australia and Australia-related topics. If you would like to participate, visit the project page.AustraliaWikipedia:WikiProject AustraliaTemplate:WikiProject AustraliaAustralia articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.
	This article is supported by WikiProject Tasmania (assessed as Low-importance).
	Need help improving this article? Ask a Librarian^{What's this?} at the National Library of Australia, or the State Library of Tasmania.
	The Wikimedia Australia chapter can be contacted via email to helpwikimedia.org.au for non-editorial assistance.

Lighthouses Low‑importance

	This article is within the scope of WikiProject Lighthouses, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of lighthouses and other water navigational aids on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.LighthousesWikipedia:WikiProject LighthousesTemplate:WikiProject LighthousesLighthouses articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

Additional text

Latest comment: 4 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

I've removed the following text from Chance Brothers; perhaps, if citations can be found, some of it can be used here?

The Curie Harbour lighthouse on King Island Tasmania is still in operation. It was pre-fabricated by Chance Brothers in Birmingham and shipped in 312 pieces to King Island with no assembly instructions. It is of wrought iron and a cast iron base and was first lit 1880. It was out of operation between 1989 and 1995. King Island forms a barrier to the western approach to Bass Strait, which vessels must navigate. The area between the island and Cape Otway, on the Victorian Coast, is known as the "Eye of the Needle", and has claimed many ships and lives. King Island's rugged coastline alone has claimed at least 60 vessels and more than 800 lives during the past 180 years.

-- Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 11:16, 31 December 2019 (UTC)Reply

Add topic