Australian_Geographic_-_October_2015_

September–October 2015 41 Wompoo fruit-dove Megaloprepia magnifica Length: 45cm Large and with plumage to rival any parrot, this ...

42 Australian Geographic White-headed pigeon Columba leucomela Length: 40cm One of our largest pigeons, it favours rainforest ma ...

September–October 2015 43 Brown cuckoo-dove Macropygia amboinensis Length: 42cm This pigeon’s dignified bearing matches its somb ...

44 Australian Geographic nutritious curd-like substance ensures the blind youngsters grow quickly. They can swallow large food w ...

September–October 2015 45 NATUR AL HISTORY Wonga pigeon Leucosarcia melanoleuca Length: 44cm Heavily built, this long-legged pig ...

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Byron blast. As lightning rips across an angry sky, Cape Byron Lighthouse projects a more reassuring glow. Every 15 seconds Aust ...

The light on the hill September–October 2015 49 ...

50 Australian Geographic PREVIOUS PAGE: ANDREW GREGORY (AG); THIS PAGE: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA (NAA) Emanating from Aust ...

September–October 2015 51 Coast guards Until 1915 the lighthouses of each state were managed by different bodies, so their desig ...

52 Australian Geographic shifted to the Canberra-based Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA). One by one Australia’s light ...

September–October 2015 53 Light-footed. East Gippsland’s renowned Point Hicks Lighthouse, VIC (above), was first lit in 1890. To ...

Fairy light. Glowering Southern Ocean skies set the mood for the Griffiths Island Light- house (above) on Victoria’s notorious w ...

Lens men. Keepers lived frontier lives at every extreme of climate and the compass – from tropical outposts such as Cape Don’s l ...

56 Australian Geographic Bass Strait’s inky waters. This is the Southern Hemisphere’s highest located lighthouse and was report- ...

September–October 2015 57 Ma k i ng light of it W HILE THE CRUCIAL function of lighthouses is unchanged, the means of delivering ...

58 Australian Geographic WATCH Use the free viewa app to scan this page and watch a fi lm on lighthouses. You can also see it on ...

September–October 2015 59 Red tower. The distinctively hued Cape Banks Lighthouse (above) guides vessels along the treacherous c ...

60 Australian Geographic O N A BRIGHT, BLUSTERY February morning in 1917, a four-masted American schooner was charging towards C ...