North Mole Lighthouse

Fremantle North Mole

Location	Fremantle, Western Australia
Coordinates	32°03.3′S 115°43.4′E / 32.055°S 115.7233°E / -32.055; 115.7233
Year first lit	1906
Construction	Cast iron
Tower shape	Conical
Markings / pattern	Red with white trim, white lantern
Height	9 m
Focal height	15 m
Characteristic	R Oc. 2s
Admiralty number	K1765
NGA number	9064
ARLHS number	AUS-151

The North Mole Lighthouse began operation in 1906 at Fremantle, Western Australia. 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 and indicates the western-most point of the harbour and its entrance. The lighthouse established permanent service from 1906; after the mole's foundations had settled a temporary lighting arrangement there was discharged. The light originally planned for the house was found to be too powerful and was sent to Broome for the steel lighthouse at Gantheume Point.

The lighthouse and its technically identical yet green coloured partner on the south mole are the last remaining of their type. It has an 'indicative place' status of the Register of the National Estate and is a well known landmark to seamen visiting the port. It was designed by Charles Yelverton O'Connor, an engineer responsible for the construction of Fremantle Harbour and who advanced the proposal of the Goldfields Water Supply Scheme. The 15 m tower is made of cast iron, painted red and features classical decorations. It is located at the end of North Mole Drive. The position is a well used recreational fishing spot and a vantage point for ocean yacht racing or birdwatching.

See also

• Lighthouses and lightvessels in Australia
• Woodman Light

References

• O'Brien, Pauline; John O'Brien (2006-07-12). "North Mole Lighthouse, Admiralty Reference # 1764 (1906 - present)". Lighthouses of Western Australia. Lighthouses of Australia Inc. http://www.upnaway.com/~obees/lights/metro/freonmole.htm. Retrieved 2007-05-02. 
• "Fremantle Lighthouse / North Mole (entry AHD16653)". Australian Heritage Database. Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahdb/search.pl?mode=place_detail;place_id=16653. Retrieved 2007-05-02. 
• Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Australia: Western Australia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/wau.htm. Retrieved 23 July 2008.