South Solitary Island's Lighthouse Undergoes Maintenance

An arial view of the South Solitary Lighthouse, 18km off the coast of Coffs Harbour on July 5, 2009 in South Solitary Islands, Australia. The now uninhabited island is situated amid the Solitary Island Marine Park and is rarely open to visitors, except for 9 days this July, and then only accessible by helicopter. The manned lighthouse, established around 1880, was once considered the most isolated on the New South Wales coast, and was the first and last NSW lighthouse to use kerosene until it was decommissioned in 1975 when it was converted to electric and handed back to National Parks and Wildlife Services. Apart from a few nights during the Second World War in May 1942, the light has never been extinguished.
An arial view of the South Solitary Lighthouse, 18km off the coast of Coffs Harbour on July 5, 2009 in South Solitary Islands, Australia. The now uninhabited island is situated amid the Solitary Island Marine Park and is rarely open to visitors, except for 9 days this July, and then only accessible by helicopter. The manned lighthouse, established around 1880, was once considered the most isolated on the New South Wales coast, and was the first and last NSW lighthouse to use kerosene until it was decommissioned in 1975 when it was converted to electric and handed back to National Parks and Wildlife Services. Apart from a few nights during the Second World War in May 1942, the light has never been extinguished.
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An arial view of the South Solitary Lighthouse on South Solitary Island, 18km off the coast of Coffs Harbour on July 5, 2009 in Australia. The now uninhabited island is situated amid the Solitary Island Marine Park and is rarely open to visitors, except for 9 days this July, and then only accessible by helicopter. The manned lighthouse, established around 1880, was once considered the most isolated on the New South Wales coast, and was the first and last NSW lighthouse to use kerosene until it was decommissioned in 1975 when it was converted to electric and handed back to National Parks and Wildlife Services. Apart from a few nights during the Second World War in May 1942, the light has never been extinguished. An arial view of the South Solitary Lighthouse on South Solitary Island, 18km off the coast of Coffs Harbour on July 5, 2009 in Australia. The now uninhabited island is situated amid the Solitary Island Marine Park and is rarely open to visitors, except for 9 days this July, and then only accessible by helicopter. The manned lighthouse, established around 1880, was once considered the most isolated on the New South Wales coast, and was the first and last NSW lighthouse to use kerosene until it was decommissioned in 1975 when it was converted to electric and handed back to National Parks and Wildlife Services. Apart from a few nights during the Second World War in May 1942, the light has never been extinguished. An arial view of the South Solitary Lighthouse on South Solitary Island, 18km off the coast of Coffs Harbour on July 5, 2009 in Australia. The now uninhabited island is situated amid the Solitary Island Marine Park and is rarely open to visitors, except for 9 days this July, and then only accessible by helicopter. The manned lighthouse, established around 1880, was once considered the most isolated on the New South Wales coast, and was the first and last NSW lighthouse to use kerosene until it was decommissioned in 1975 when it was converted to electric and handed back to National Parks and Wildlife Services. Apart from a few nights during the Second World War in May 1942, the light has never been extinguished. An arial view of the South Solitary Lighthouse on South Solitary Island, 18km off the coast of Coffs Harbour on July 5, 2009 in Australia. The now uninhabited island is situated amid the Solitary Island Marine Park and is rarely open to visitors, except for 9 days this July, and then only accessible by helicopter. The manned lighthouse, established around 1880, was once considered the most isolated on the New South Wales coast, and was the first and last NSW lighthouse to use kerosene until it was decommissioned in 1975 when it was converted to electric and handed back to National Parks and Wildlife Services. Apart from a few nights during the Second World War in May 1942, the light has never been extinguished.
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