New Zealand Gazette – 1858 – No. 25

Page 124

✨ Victorian Maritime Notices



THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 124

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 4th September. 1858.

THE Honourable the Colonial Secretary directs the republication of the following Notice to Mariners, respecting
Lights, Beacons, &c., in the Colony of Victoria.

W. GISBORNE,
Under Secretary.

NOTICE TO MARINERS, VICTORIA.
LIGHTS, BEACONS, BUOYS, AND LIFE BOATS.

Various alterations haveing from time to time been made in the Lights, Beacons, and Buoys, on the coast and within the ports of
Victoria, the following revised lists are published for general information :-

The buoys are divided into three classes: the first class are cone shaped, built of pine, sixteen feet long, nine feet at broad end,
and sixteen inches at small end; the second class are cone-shaped, built of pine, fourteen feet long, seven feet at broad end,
eighteen inches at small end; the third class are three hundred gallon casks.

These buoys are all secured with chain moorings and mushroom anchors.

Entering from sea, white buoys, with even numbers, to be left on the starboard hand; black buoys, with odd numbers, on the
port hand.

Chequered buoys to be passed on either side.

Green buoys, marked "Wreck," are moored close to sunken vessels.

Great inconvenience having been experienced, and much injury done to the lightships and buoys, by vessels running foul of
them, the attention of commanders, pilots, and others in charge of vessels, is drawn to Section VII. of 16 Victoria No. 12, which
imposes a penalty of from two to one hundred pounds on persons injuring buoys, beacons, land or sea marks.

Office of Ports and Harbors,
Williamstown, 7th May, 1858.

CHARLES FERGUSON,
Chief Harbour Master.

LIGHTHOUSES AND HARBOUR LIGHTS.
LIST OF COAST, HABOUR, FLOATING, AND PIER-HEAD LIGHTS, IN THE COLONY OF VICTORIA.

Name of Light. Exhibited. Fixed or Revolving. Color of Light. Distance seen in clear weather. General Remarks.
Cape Otway Light On extreme S.W. point of Cape Otway Revolving White 24 miles White stone tower, the light shows a bright flash once every minute Mariners are reminded that a dangerous reef lies three-quarters of a mile S.S.E. from the lighthouse.
Flinders Light On centre of Gabo Island, five miles and a half to the S.W. of Cape Howe Fixed White 17 miles Lantern stands upon a skeleton timber frame near the middle of the island. The light is eclipsed by a small range of sand hills from S. 15° E. to S. 4° W. in all nineteen degrees, for about two miles out to sea. A new stone tower is to be built on the S.E. point of the island, on which a fixed light of greater power than the present one will be exhibited due notice of which will hereafter be given.
Shortland's Bluff High Light On Shortland's Bluff Fixed White 16 miles High light N. 33° E., 670 feet from low light, when in one line of bearing, leads mid channel clear of Points Lonsdale and Nepean; reefs visible seaward from S. round westerly to S.W.
Shortland's Bluff Low Light On Shortland's Bluff Fixed Red 10 miles This light is visible to seaward from S. round to S.W.
Gellibrand's Point Light On Gellibrand's Point Fixed Red 10 miles This light shows red from S.W. round to S.E., the remainder white.
Upper Lightship North end of west channel Fixed (two lights) White 9 miles The hull is painted red, has three (3) masts. fore and main masts surmounted with a red ball. A bell is tolled during foggy weather.
Swan Spit Light-ship On S.W. end of Swan Spit Fixed (one light) Red 8 miles The hull is painted red, has one mast surmounted with a red ball. A bell is tolled during foggy weather. This vessel will be removed in a few months, and a light of the same character exhibited from a lighthouse now being constructed on piles, near the position of the present lightship.
Geelong Lightship At eastern entrance of ship channel near the Bird Rock Fixed White 7 miles Hull painted red, one mast surmounted with a ball. A bell is tolled during foggy weather. Tidal signals showing the height of water on the bar are exhibited on board this vessel.
Portland Pier-head Light On end of old jetty Fixed Red 4 miles Visible from all directions seaward.
Geelong Pier-head Light On end of steam-boat jetty Fixed White 3 miles Ditto.
Sandridge Jetty Light On end of Sandridge jetty Fixed Red 3 miles Ditto.
Sandridge Railway Pier Light On end of Sandridge railway pier Fixed Green 3 miles Ditto.
Williamstown Jetty Light On end of old jetty Fixed Red 3 miles Ditto.


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🚂 Republication of Victorian Notice detailing Lights, Beacons, Buoys, and Harbour Lights

🚂 Transport & Communications
4 September 1858
Victoria, Maritime aids, Lighthouses, Buoys, Navigation, Penalties, Harbour Master
  • W. Gisborne, Under Secretary
  • Charles Ferguson, Chief Harbour Master