Bulwer Island Light, also known as Bulwer Island Range Rear Light, is an inactive lighthouse that was on

Bulwer Island Bulwer Island is a reclaimed tidal mangrove island at the mouth of the Brisbane River in the suburb of Pinkenba, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is named for Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton, the British Colonial Secretary who separated Que ...

, in the suburb of

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, Australia. In 1983, it was moved to the

Queensland Maritime Museum The Queensland Maritime Museum is located on the southern bank of the Brisbane River just south of the South Bank Parklands and Queensland Cultural Centre precinct of Brisbane, and close to the Goodwill Bridge. The museum was founded in 1971 ...

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History

The station was established in 1909. The current light was lit in 1912, as the rear light of a pair of

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s at the mouth of

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. It was at the northern end of Bulwer Island on the eastern side directly adjacent to the river (). Made of

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with

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, it was the eight and last of its kind to be constructed, the first seven being Little Sea Hill Light,

Grassy Hill Light Grassy Hill Light, also known as Cooktown Light, is an active lighthouse located on Grassy Hill above Cooktown, Queensland, Australia, on the south side of the entrance to Endeavour River. History Grassy Hill was the site of Lieutenant James ...

, Goods Island Light,

Bay Rock Light Bay Rock Light is an inactive lighthouse which used to be located on Bay Rock, a rocky islet northwest of Magnetic Island, about north of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. First lit in 1886, it was automated in 1920 and deactivated in the 1 ...

, Old Caloundra Head Light, North Point Hummock Light (demolished) and Gatcombe Head Light (demolished). In 1983 the lighthouse was replaced by a skeletal tower, and relocated to the Queensland Maritime Museum. The original location was adjacent to the Bulwer Island oil refinery. The tower went through restoration in 2005, replacing timber and rotted windowsills. The ground level cover was also painted, and access was improved.

Visiting

The Queensland Maritime Museum is located on the southern bank of the Brisbane River just south of the

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precinct of Brisbane, and close to the

Goodwill Bridge The Goodwill Bridge is a pedestrian and cyclist bridge which spans the Brisbane River in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The bridge connects the South Bank Parklands in South Brisbane to Gardens Point in the Brisbane CBD. The Goodwill Br ...

. The museum is open daily and the ground level of the lighthouse is open to visitors.

References

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History

Visiting

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