2 Engine room Built at some time Timber-framed, Moderately significant for in the 1930s or roofed, single room reasons: 1940s to house a building on concrete diesel electric slab on ground. Roof The engine room lighting plant for sheeted with Super Six demonstrates the (Source: AMSA, lighting the asbestos-cement, with development and drawing no. QA11840) cottages. matching accessory operation of the ridge, gable and vent lightstation, particularly Later adapted by pieces. Walls sheeted the provision of electricity successive with flat for radio operation and replacement of the the keepers’ domestic generator sets. purposes (criterion a). Timber awning In 1999 the two casement windows; Provision of domestic generator sets in timber framed and electric lighting for the building were sheeted doors. lightkeepers’ quarters installed. These was a typical feature of are not associated The building does not lightstations from the with use of the site contain any major 1930s (criterion d). by lightkeepers. equipment from the manned lightstation period, but does contain small remnants from that period. There is a corrugated iron rainwater tank, on a timber stand, against the northern wall of the building. One of the generator sets is in working order, the other is unserviceable following fire damage. The building is in generally sound condition.
2 Engine room (Source: AMSA, drawing no. QA11840) Built at some time in the 1930s or 1940s to house a diesel electric lighting plant for lighting the cottages. Later adapted by successive replacement of the generator sets. In 1999 the two generator sets in the building were installed. These are not associated with use of the site by lightkeepers. Timber-framed, roofed, single room building on concrete slab on ground. Roof sheeted with Super Six asbestos-cement, with matching accessory ridge, gable and vent pieces. Walls sheeted with flat Timber awning casement windows; timber framed and sheeted doors. The building does not contain any major equipment from the manned lightstation period, but does contain small remnants from that period. There is a corrugated iron rainwater tank, on a timber stand, against the northern wall of the building. One of the generator sets is in working order, the other is unserviceable following fire damage. The building is in generally sound condition. Moderately significant for reasons: The engine room demonstrates the development and operation of the lightstation, particularly the provision of electricity for radio operation and the keepers’ domestic purposes (criterion a). Provision of domestic electric lighting for lightkeepers’ quarters was a typical feature of lightstations from the 1930s (criterion d).
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