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Recreation & Leisure, Walk - Australia
Barranjoey Light House Walk Palm Beach
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Barranjoey Light House Walk Palm Beach Views:
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17th September 2009 Modified:
17th September 2009
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Barranjoey Light House Walk Palm Beach
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Light House Palm Beach
Sydney Australia
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  • This is a a great walk on Sydney's northern beaches Features of this track include views of the central coast, Palm Beach and the South Pacific Ocean, Currently some track repairs are underway, however once completed this walk will revert to a circuit
  • From the Barrenjoey Carpark (Palm Beach) to Beginning of Smugglers Track takes 5 mins
  • Walk from the carpark and head towards the sign saying 'Barrenjoey Aquatic Reserve' then walk along Pitt water beach until you find the track leading towards the Lighthouse,
  • The track leads to a small house on the right which has a signposted intersection next to it
  • Bottom of the Smugglers Track to Barrenjoey Lighthouse 05km 15 mins
  • From the house the track follows the sign to Barrenjoey Lighthouse, becoming a wide, sandy service
  • trail that after approximately 30m turns to the left Shortly after the track changes direction it narrows into a bushtrack
  • before using a set of very steep carved rock stairs to climb to the top of the headland Approximately halfway up the
  • climb there is a good lookout which is a good spot to break with its fantastic views over Palm Beach From the top of the stairs the track heads along the gravel trail up through the gap in t
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The Barranjoey Lighthouse was the third light on the headland and was completed in 1881. Designed
by James Barnet the NSW Colonial Architect and built for $13,695 plus a cost of $2,210 for the lamp

A customs station was established in 1843 as the Headland marked the entrance to Broken Bay and the Pittwater which were considered to be the backdoor of Sydney for smugglers.

The first report of any light on the headland was in 1855 when a fire was raised in a basket to assist mariners during stormy weather. Broken Bay and the Pittwater were a safe haven in storms for vessels carrying coal from Newcastle to Sydney.

Later, in 1868, two wooden lighthouses know as the Stewart Towers, were built at either end of the headland to guide ships in.

The need for a more permanent light lead to the construction of the current lighthouse. The tower is unpainted and built of the very aesthetic local sandstone.

The original apparatus in the new tower was a fixed red dioptric of 700 candlepower with four oil wick burners.

It is interesting to note that when this light commenced operations in 1881, and the first keepers were the George Mulhalls, father and son, who had also tended the lamps of the wooden Stewart Towers.

In 1900, an explosion followed by a fire destroyed the ornamental roof of the adjacent oil house. Fortunately it was subdued before reaching the tower.
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