Albino Rock
Albino Rock,[1] formerly White Rock, is an island east of Great Palm Island, part of the Greater Palm group in Queensland, Australia. The island is in the Hinchinbrook jurisdiction, and is part of Orpheus Island National Park.[2]
The surrounding waters are in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in the Coral Sea, which is administrated by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA).[3] The island once held a lighthouse. The older name "White Rock" is at least as old as 1939.[4]
The lighthouse
Based on plans from 1940, the lighthouse was begun in 1940.[5] The 30 foot (9.1 m) tower was square white concrete and stood atop a base of elevation 96 feet (29 m).[5] It was the last light to complete the chain along Northern Queensland to Torres Strait.[5] 44 miles (71 km) to the North lay the Hinchinbrook light, and 32 miles (51 km) to the South was Cape Cleveland Light.[5] The light characteristic was white with three flashes every 20 seconds (Fl.W.20s), 15,000 candlepower, and 15 miles (24 km) visibility.[5] The light is no longer operational, while the Fresnel lens is in the Townsville Maritime Museum.[6]
Aerial photos and maps
- Albino Rock is at coordinates
References
- ^ Source: Geoscience Australia. "Map of Albino Rock, Queensland, rock - Australian place names, coordinates". Geodata.us. http://www.geodata.us/australia_names_maps/aumaps.php?fid=133028&f=132&name=Albino%20Rock. Retrieved 2011-12-26.
- ^ "Indigenous Land Use Agreement: QI2003/052 Coolagree Sponge Farm ILUA". National Native Title Tribunal. http://www.atns.net.au/objects/QI2003_052.jpg. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
- ^ "Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA), Detailed maps, MPZ8 - Townsville". Australian Government, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. 24 April 2006. http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/corp_site/management/zoning/zoning_maps.html. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
- ^ "The Townsville Daily Bulletin Tuesday, July, 4, 1939.". Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1885 - 1954) (Qld.: National Library of Australia): p. 6. 4 July 1939. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article62449340. Retrieved 2011-12-27. "...the party spent Saturday night off White Rock, Great Palm..."
- ^ a b c d e "The Townsville Daily Bulletin Tuesday, May 21, 1940.". Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1885 - 1954) (Qld.: National Library of Australia): p. 4. 21 May 1940. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article62837848. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. .htm "Lighthouses of Australia: Queensland's East Coast". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/qld .htm. Retrieved 2011-12-27. "...the Townsville Maritime Museum...exhibits a collection of Fresnel lenses from the former...Albino Rock...lighthouses."
