Lighthouse in New South Wales, Australia
Lighthouse
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Location Nobbys Head , Newcastle , New South Wales , Australia Coordinates 32°55′6.86″S 151°47′54.27″E / 32.9185722°S 151.7984083°E / -32.9185722; 151.7984083 Constructed 1821 (first) Construction dressed sandstone Automated 1935 Height 9.8 metres (32 ft)[ b] Shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern Markings white tower and lantern Operator Australian Maritime Safety Authority Heritage listed on the Commonwealth Heritage List Fog signal siren: 1 blast every 20s. First lit 1858 (current)[ a] Focal height 35 metres (115 ft)[ c] Intensity 580,000 cd Range 24 nmi (44 km ; 28 mi ) Characteristic Fl (3) W 20s.
Official name Nobbys Lighthouse Type Historic Criteria A.1, A.4, B.2, F.1, G.1 Designated 22 June 2004 Reference no. 105373
Nobbys Head Light is an active lighthouse on Nobbys Head , a headland on the south side of the entrance to Newcastle Harbour, New South Wales , Australia .[ 2] [ 1] [ 3] [ 4] An image of the lighthouse is included in the coat of arms of the City of Newcastle .[ 5]
The lighthouse is operated by the Newcastle Port Corporation . The headland is managed by the Land Property Management Authority [ 6] and is open to the public Sundays from 10am to 4pm.
^ a b Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Australia: Northern New South Wales" . The Lighthouse Directory . University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved 29 August 2010 .
^ a b c List of Lights, Pub. 111: The West Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. and Hawaii), Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Islands of the North and South Pacific Oceans (PDF) . List of Lights . United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency . 2009. p. 124.
^ "The Nobbys Head Lighthouse at Newcastle" . Lighthouses of New South Wales . Lighthouses of Australia Inc.
^ Searle, Garry. "Nobby" . Lighthouses of New South Wales . SeaSide Lights.
^ "Commonwealth heritage places in New South Wales (Nobbys Lighthouse, Newcastle East)" . Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. Retrieved 21 July 2008 .
^ McMahon, Jeannette (23 November 2010). "Opening Nobbys headland to the public" . ABC News . Newcastle, Australia. Retrieved 23 March 2013 .
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