h. r. carleton, ci. 



New Lighthouse, Point Perpendicular. 



It has long been known that the Cape St. George Lighthouse 

 was not erected in the most suitable position, and a lighthouse is 

 now in course of erection at Point Perpendicular which, when 

 completed, will take the place of the Cape St. George Lighthouse. 

 This establishment, a description of which will serve as a type, 

 consists of a lighthouse with quarters for a principal lightkeeper 

 and two assistant keepers, with all the necessary storerooms, 

 workrooms, stabling, cartshed, and other outbuildings, also a 

 flagstaff and flag house for signalling purposes. The site of the 

 lighthouse is situated in Lat. 35° 5' 5" S., Long. 150° 50' 0" E. on 

 the extreme point of Point Perpendicular, distant about 1 50 feet 

 from the edge of the cliff, which is here 284 feet above H.W., 

 and has a sheer vertical face with deep water at the foot. 



A service road has been cut and formed from the lighthouse 

 site to a sheltered Bay in Montagu Road, Jervis Bay, distant 

 about five miles, where a jetty 200 feet long and 12 feet wide is 

 constructed with turpentine piles and hardwood girders and 

 decking. The jetty is L shaped and has at its outer end a depth 

 of nine feet at L.W. It is sheltered from all but the west and 

 north-westerly winds, so that goods and passengers can be landed 

 safely. A lock-up storeroom is provided adjacent to the jetty so 

 that goods landed may be left in safety until it is convenient to 

 transport them to the lighthouse. The storeroom is 15' x 12', 

 and 9' high, and is constructed of hardwood framing, and the 

 walls covered with tallow wood weatherboards of special design. 

 The roof is covered with red tiles and the floor is laid with stout 

 tallow-wood boards. The building is raised on concrete blocks 

 to a height of two feet from the ground, the space being left open 

 for ventilation. The rain water from the roof is collected and 

 stored for use of persons who may be detained at the wharf. 



The lighthouse establishment is situated on a level plateau 

 with but little depth of surface soil, so no difficulty is experienced 

 in obtaining a solid rock foundation for the whole of the walling, 

 and advantage has been taken of the abundance of good, hard, 

 coarse sandstone in the immediate neighbourhood to construct 



