The South Head Signal Station is located along Old South Head Road, in the eastern suburb of Vaucluse. A lookout post was established on the site in 1790 for ships arriving at the heads of Sydney Harbour. This sandstone tower was designed by Mortimer Lewis and built in the 1840s and in the 1890s raised to the present four storeys. It ceased as a signal station in 1992 but was taken over by Coast Guard Sydney and has operated since as a Search and Rescue Base.
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How perfect that once the Signal Station ceased operation, it was changed into Search and Rescue Base.
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ReplyDeleteWhat a neat lighthouse, i am glad it is being used, even if not for the original purpose.
ReplyDeleteGreat that it is still being used Jim
ReplyDeleteHandsome tower!
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