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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA,
1918. No. 7.
The Astronomical positions are only approximate unless seconds are given. The bearings are given both True and Magnetic, and those relating to lights are from seaward. The visibility of lights is that in clear weather. Fog signals are sounded only in thick or foggy weather. The elevation given is the height of focal plane above high water.
AUSTRALIA-EAST COAST.
Breaksea Spit.
Light-Vessel (U) Established.
WITH reference to Notice No. 1 of 1918, Mariners and others are hereby notified that the Light-Vessel on Breaksea Spit is now permanently established.
Position.--About three miles to the Northward of Breaksea Spit, in 15 fathoms of
water.
Lat. 24° 22' S.; Long. 153° 12' E.
Character.Group Flashing White Light showing three flashes in quick succession
every fifteen seconds, thus:-
Flash Eclipse Flash
Eclipse
Flash
1 sec.
13 secs.
sec.
1 secs.
sec.
Eclipse
104 sees.
Elevation. 32 feet.
Visibility.--10 miles.
Power.-1,500 candles.
Vessel--Description.--Hull painted red and marked "Breaksea Spit" on each side in large white letters. The vessel has one steel mast carrying the lantern. A fog bell is carried, operated by the motion of the vessel.
Remarks.--The Light is unwatched.
Charts affected.-Admiralty Chart No. 345 --Sandy Cape to Keppel Isles.
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12
1068
Moreton Bay to Sandy Cape.
3623 -Cape Byron to Lady Elliott Island. 2763 ----Coral Sea, Sheet 1.
2759A-Australia, Northern portion.
2759B-Australia, Southern portion.
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39
780 Pacific Ocean, Southwest Sheet.
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Publications affected:---Admiralty List of Lights and Time Signals, Part VI., 1918,
No. 2629.
Australia Pilot, Vol. III., 1916, page 123.
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Vol. IV., 1917, page 33.
JOSHUA F. RAMSBOTHAM,
Director of Lighthouses.
Department of Trade and Customs,
MELBOURNE, 5th July, 1918.
By Direction,
R. McK. OAKLEY, Acting Comptroller-General of Customs.
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