Crowdy Head Lightkeeper’s Cottage
Beside the Crowdy Head Lighthouse are the remains of the lightkeeper’s cottage. William John Smith, a Taree contractor, began building the lighthouse and dwelling in 1878…
Shipwrecks at Sugarloaf Point Lighthouse
Sugarloaf Point Lighthouse is one of the shortest lighthouses in Australia yet it towers above the wild, dramatic coastline. Built in 1875 to warn of the perils of Seal Rocks, it was Colonial Architect James Barnet’s first lighthouse design. Shipwrecks were an unfortunate part of life. In 1876 three vessels stranded simultaneously during a storm.…
Call of the mermaids at Crowdy Head Lighthouse
For centuries watery sirens have lured sailors and their vessels onto Mermaid Reef 10 kilometres off the coast of Crowdy Head creating sadness and destruction. In 1878 the government fought these forces by erecting a lighthouse to warn ships of their impending doom…