They were then bolted together and positioned on a concrete base. The heavy cast-iron plates, each weighing up to 13 cwt, took up to eight hours to reach the construction site. A steam crane with a 60 foot radius was also installed, first used in the construction of Hobart’s GPO.Ī prefabricated cast-iron tower and 1st Order lens, manufactured by Chance Brothers of Birmingham, was shipped out from England. However, before construction of the lighthouse could begin, a landing and haulage had to be built which required blasting in some places. Hobart builders, Henricksen & Knutsen, submitted the lowest quote of £10,497/10/-, signing a contract on 9 August 1904 before commencing work in October that year. However, they “were forcibly impressed by the natural difficulties to be overcome in carrying out the contract” when some of them were unable to land in the heavy swell. Contractors travelled on board the SS Nubeena to inspect the site. Plans and estimates were drawn up by Marine Board architects, Huckson & Hutchison, and tenders called in July 1904. Despite a recommendation in 1886 that construction should proceed, the proposal lapsed until 1903 when approval was, at last, given.
After discounting the Cape itself and nearby Hippolyte Rocks, a site inspection was made to Tasman Island. Tasman Island lighthouse was the last of the manned lights to be built in Tasmania.Ī meeting of the Consolidated Marine Board in August 1885 discussed the possibility of a lighthouse in the vicinity of Cape Pillar. The island is separated from nearby Cape Pillar by the narrow Tasman Passage, which is less than 500 metres wide. Tasman Island lighthouse in south eastern Tasmania is the highest operating lighthouse in Australia and marks the final turning point for yachts in the Sydney-Hobart yacht race.
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