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1918. No. 21.
AUSTRALIA-EAST COAST.
Inner Barrier Route.
Heath Reef and Tih Tih Reef.-Intended New Lights (U).
MARINERS and others are hereby notified that the proposed New Group Flashing White Lights on Heath Reef and Tih Tih Reef will be exhibited as hereunder :-
(a) Heath Reef, on or about 15th October, 1918. (b) Tih Tih Reef on or about 15th November, 1918.
Description of New Lights :-
(a) Heath Reef :-
Position. Lat. 13° 28' S.; Long. 143° 40′ E.
Character. Group Flashing White Light, showing three flashes in quick
succession every fifteen seconds, thus :-
Flash Eclipse Flash
Eclipse
sec.
1 sec.
sec.
1 sec.
Flash
sec.
Eclipse 11 secs.
(b) Tih Tih Reef:-
Position.----Lat. 13° 09′ S.; Long. 143° 37′ E.!
Character. Group Flashing White Light, showing four flashes in quick
succession every twenty seconds, thus:-
Flash
Eclipse
Flash Eclipse Flash
1
sec.
1 sec.
sec.
1 sec.
1 sec.
Eclipse
1 sec.
Flash
sec.
Eclipse
15 secs.
Remarks.The lights will be unwatched.
The Fixed White Light on the Claremont Island Lightship will be
continued until further notice.
Note. Further notice will be given.
Charts affected:-
Admiralty Chart No. 2921 -Claremont Point to Cape Direction.
"1
3762 --Hay Island to Bow Reef.
17
""
2764 3088
5
Publications affected:-
Coral Sea, Sheet 2.
Anchorages on the East Coast of Australia-
Night Island Anchorage.
2759A-Australia, Northern portion.
780 --Pacific Ocean, South-West Sheet.
Australia Directory, Vol. Vol. II., 1907, pages 412, 419.
Admiralty List of Lights and Time Signals, Part VI., 1918.
Sailing Directions and other information for the Ports and Harbours of Queens-
land, 1918, pages 27, 51, &c.
MELBOURNE, 22nd August, 1918.
1918. No. 22.
AUSTRALIA SOUTH-EAST COAST.
Gabo Island Light (U).—Intended alteration in Period.
WITH reference to Notice No. 26 of 1917, Mariners and others are hereby notified that the period of the Group Flashing Light with white and red sectors on Gabo Island will be altered from nine seconds to fifteen seconds on or about 15th November, 1918.
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