Fingal Head Light is an active lighthouse located at Fingal Head, New South Wales, Australia, a headland about 5 kilometres south of Point Danger, which marks the Queensland border. The station was first established on 19 February 1872, a wooden pole structure of approximately 30 feet, holding a fixed kerosene wick burner which sh…
Fingal Head Light is an active lighthouse located at Fingal Head, New South Wales, Australia, a headland about 5 kilometres south of Point Danger, which marks the Queensland border. The station was first established on 19 February 1872, a wooden pole structure of approximately 30 feet, holding a fixed kerosene wick burner which shone a fixed white light with an intensity of 1,000 cd. It was described by a daughter of William Arnold, the first lighthouse keeper, as being shaped like a large meat safe, mounted on a wooden structure resembling a pigeon loft. The keeper had to row from the Tweed Heads Pilot Station each day and light the lantern at sunset, and a hut was constructed for him to stay in.
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