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The original light source was an experimental laser-based light, and the lighthouse may very well be the first in the world to experiment with this light source. However, the experiment failed. The laser was too narrow to be easily seen by ships. The light source was replaced in 1975 by a regular
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The lighthouse is constructed of four concrete columns, marked with the four
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707:"The Point Danger Lighthouse"
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724:Queensland Heritage Register
530:Lighthouses of Australia Inc
501:Lighthouses of Australia Inc
480:states 66 feet (20 m).
381:Site operation and visiting
241:Captain Cook Memorial Light
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370:hung between the columns.
102:28.1650250°S 153.5507306°E
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107:-28.1650250; 153.5507306
301:New Burnett Heads Light
174:mains electricity
166:white columns, floodlit
21:Danger Point Lighthouse
377:Point Danger station.
309:Point Cartwright Light
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341:light characteristic
305:Fitzroy Island Light
293:Cape Capricorn Light
239:, also known as the
208:146 feet (45 m)
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878:Double Island Point
758:maritime.nsw.gov.au
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279:as a light source.
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1089:Grassy Hill
1051:Dent Island
1026:Albino Rock
1019:North Coast
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697:14 November
596:26 December
261:Tweed Heads
257:Coolangatta
247:located on
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1061:Pine Islet
1046:Creal Reef
1005:Sandy Cape
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848:Queensland
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265:Queensland
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803:5 January
783:5 January
763:3 October
659:Pub. 111:
350:from the
273:Australia
139:Automated
73:Australia
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1010:Sea Hill
591:ABC News
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393:See also
366:, and a
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253:headland
186:Operator
163:Markings
61:Location
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