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Albany Historical Society Inc > Records

LIGHTHOUSES OF ALBANY

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c. 2004

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Blue/green cover with white lettering to title. In background, scene of Eclipse Lighthouse and boat with seagull flying overhead. Back cover photo of author Stan Austin and in backgound scene of Breaksea Lighthouse with small boat in foreground. 83 pages, illustrated in black and white, many photographs, and map. Lists of Lighthouse Keepers of Breaksea Island and Eclipse Island, Heads of Department of Lighthouses and Navigation, and Lighthouse Tenders on pages 75-79.

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cwa-org-51-B2015.17

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AUSTIN, Stan

Keywords

History - Western Australia

Lighthouses, Albany

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Statement of significance

Stan Austin spent thirteen years during and after World War II carrying supplies to Eclipse and Breaksea Island on his yacht Kestrel, until the 1950's.

Albany Historical Society Inc

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