South Mole Head, North Mole Head, Fremantle, Western Australia . . .
The Western Australian Coastline is beautiful but it can also be treacherous, so Lighthouses were built to assist ships to navigate and to protect them from any dangerous coastlines and reefs.
The South Mole Lighthouse has been in operation since 1903. This lighthouse is painted green and has a fixed green light. It is accessible via Fleet Street.
The North Mole Lighthouse began operation in 1906. The occulting red light, emitted from a fixed lightsource at a focal plane height of 15 metres above sea level, is visible for 11 miles (6 nautical miles) and indicates the westernmost point of the harbour and its entrance. It is accessible via North Mole Drive.
Both lighthouses were designed by Charles Yelverton O'Connor, who was an Irish engineer well known for his work in Western Australia, especially the construction of Fremantle Harbour. They guard the entrance to the Fremantle Harbour. Constructed from cast iron panels and with fourth order fixed lenses, these two lights sit on the rock breakers at the entrance to the Swan River.
South Mole Head, North Mole Head, Fremantle, Western Australia . . .
The Western Australian Coastline is beautiful but it can also be treacherous, so Lighthouses were built to assist ships to navigate and to protect them from any dangerous coastlines and reefs.
The South Mole Lighthouse has been in operation since 1903. This lighthouse is painted green and has a fixed green light. It is accessible via Fleet Street.
The North Mole Lighthouse began operation in 1906. The occulting red light, emitted from a fixed lightsource at a focal plane height of 15 metres above sea level, is visible for 11 miles (6 nautical miles) and indicates the westernmost point of the harbour and its entrance. It is accessible via North Mole Drive.
Both lighthouses were designed by Charles Yelverton O'Connor, who was an Irish engineer well known for his work in Western Australia, especially the construction of Fremantle Harbour. They guard the entrance to the Fremantle Harbour. Constructed from cast iron panels and with fourth order fixed lenses, these two lights sit on the rock breakers at the entrance to the Swan River.