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A report from 1913 says that the light is unwatched and the keeper's house is empty, though officially the station was only demanned in 1920. According to records, in 1920 the light was further upgraded to acetylene gas [[carbide lamp]], the characteristic was changed to a group flashing and the light was automated.
 
The principal keeper's house was destroyed by vandals soon after this, though the other cottage remained as it was the residence of the [[harbour pilot]]s.
 
in the 1920s. The assistant keeper's house was used for many years as the pilot's cottage, and now serves as a museum and a tourist information centre.
 
In 1969 the light was electrified and connected to [[mains electricity]], with a 120 V [[Battery (electricity)|battery]] bank as backup. The current light source is a 120 V, 1000 W, [[quartz halogen lamp]].
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==See also==
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* [[List of lighthouses and lightvessels in Australia]]
 
==Notes==