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Australia Pilot, Vol. V., 1914, page 96.
1918. No. 32.
AUSTRALIA-NORTH COAST.
Van Diemen Gulf.
Cape Keith.-Light Buoy established South-Eastward of.
With reference to Notice No. 14 of 1918, Mariners and others are hereby notified that the Light Buoy showing a group flashing white light is now permanently established.
Position..-The Light Buoy is moored in 14 fathoms of water at a distance of about 14 miles South-eastward of Cape Keith.
Lat. 11° 46′ S.; 131° 36' E. on Chart No. 613.
Description. A cylindrical Light Buoy with framework superstructure 15 feet high painted red and numbered "1," exhibiting a group flashing white light showing four flashes in quick succession every thirty seconds, thus :-
Flash
sec.
Flash
Eclipse
sec.
1 sec.
sec.
Flash Eclipse Flash
1 sec.
Eclipse
sec.
25 secs.
Eclipse
1 sec.
Elevation.-12 feet.
Power.-1,300 candles.
Visibility.-8 miles.
Note. The position of this buoy cannot be absolutely depended on, because it is liable to drift in the strong tidal currents experienced in this locality.
Charts affected.-
Admiralty Chart No. 613. --Melville Island and Dundas and Clarence Straits.
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2759A.Australia, Northern portion.
942B.-Eastern Archipelago, Eastern portion, part 2.
Australia Pilot, Vol. V., 1914, pages 92 and 93.
MELBOURNE, 5th December, 1918.
1918. No. 33.
AUSTRALIA-TORRES STRAIT.
Western Approach.
Establishment of Light Vessel postponed.
WITH reference to Notice No. 24 of 1918, Mariners and others are hereby notified that the proposed establishment of a Light Vessel in the Western Approach to Torres Strait (Merkara Shoal) is postponed until further notice.
JOSHUA F. RAMSBOTHAM,
Director of Lighthouses.
Department of Trade and Customs,
MELBOURNE, 10th December, 1918.
By Direction,
R. McK. OAKLEY, Acting Comptroller-General of Customs.