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Castlepoint Lighthouse : Photograph

Castlepoint Lighthouse : Photograph
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Castlepoint Lighthouse : Photograph
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Wairarapa Archive
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Picture Wairarapa
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A view of Castlepoint Lighthouse, the reef and Castle Rock, looking south. From reverse of photo: The tower for this light was first erected in Lukes Yard in Wellington, then dismantled and brought by coastal steamer to Castlepoint. Originally the light was a mantle which used kerosene. The lens of French quartz crystal weighing two tons was rotated by weights hanging down the centre of the tower. These had to be wound up twice during the night. When first erected there was also a signal stat...

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Date created
1984
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https://masterton.spydus.co.nz/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/ARCENQ?SETLVL=&RNI=512554
Locations
Castle Rock (Castlepoint, N.Z.) / Wairarapa (N.Z.)
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Castlepoint Lighthouse (N.Z.) / Lighthouses -- New Zealand -- Castlepoint (N.Z.)

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