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Cape Otway light station is
the oldest surviving and most
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important lighthouse in mainland
Australia. Built in 1848, the
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lighthouse perches on towering
sea cliffs 90 meters above the
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Shipwreck Coast where Bass
Strait and the Southern Ocean
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collide. This is one of the most
treacherous stretches of coast
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line anywhere in the world.
Littered with the wrecks of
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hundreds of ships many lives
were lost in these shipwrecks
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off Cope Otway, a sad but
fascinating history that led to
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the building of the light
station. But there's more than
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just a lighthouse here at Cape
Otway. Hidden away behind the
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lighthouse is a World War II
secret bunker. So secret that
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there are only three photographs
of it from the war. When it was
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built in 1942 it played a
significant role in Australian
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and American war history.
There's an amazing story to be
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told here. Don't miss it.
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The drama and beauty and
wilderness of this part of
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Victoria's coastline is breath
taking. Here the land doesn't
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gently slope down to meet the
sea. Rather the sea repeatedly
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attacks the cliffs carving
chunks of rock away until the
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land is left a solitary pillar
of rock. Eventually the pillar
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gives in to the repeated
pummeling of the waves and
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crumbles to join the reefs below
reefs that seethe with foam and
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salt spray in storms and give
this area it's other name, The
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Shipwreck Coast. At the heart of
the fabled Shipwreck Coast which
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has claimed more ships than any
other stretch of coastline in
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this country stands Australia's
most significant lighthouse,
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Cape Otway. From the observation
deck at the top of the
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lighthouse there are
breathtaking views of
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the dramatic coastal waters
where you get the feel for the
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weather of the roaring 40s.
Those strong westerly winds in
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the southern hemisphere
found between 40 to 50 degrees
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latitude that were a major aid
to ships sailing from Europe to
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Australia which made this light
house essential for the safety
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of these ships and their
passengers. But it wasn't just
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the winds, waves and rocks that
were a threat to ships here.
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There were more sinister dangers
A year before the Japanese
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attack on Pearl Harbor changed
the course of World War II
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Adolph Hitler's forces claimed
one of the first American war
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casualties. Here in the waters
off Cape Otway, the German's
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sank the first American vessel
in World War II. The American
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ship S.S. City of Rayville
steamed into Bass Strait after
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departing Port Pirie, South
Australia, with a cargo of lead
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bound for New York. It hit a
German land mine early on the
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evening of the 8th of November
1940. World War II had exploded
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into Australian waters. Few
people realized the Germans came
down this far south
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or that they successfully sank
three ships in Bass Strait. They
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pirated a Norwegian merchant
trading vessel called The
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Storstad off Australia's north
west coast and converted it into
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a minelayer and renamed it the
Pesak. They used it to lay about
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40 mines in the waters off Cape
Otway. One of them was washed up
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on the rock and gives us an idea
as to the size of these mines.
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The City of Rayville sank
quickly after hitting one of the
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mines. A lighthouse keeper
saw and heard the explosion and
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raised the alarm. Three rescue
boats were dispatched from
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Apollo Bay and rushed to the
ship's aid. Thirty-seven crew
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members were saved, but one
returned to the ship and was
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drowned, becoming the first
U.S. Merchant Navy casualty of
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World War II. Australian finally
had a real sense of being at war
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with Nazi Germany. The war
was no longer a remote event in
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Europe. The enemy was now on our
very shores. The sinking of the
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City of Rayville was followed
in 1942 by the launch of an
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observation aircraft from a
Japanese submarine just off Cape
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Otway. The aircraft flew
over the lighthouse and on to
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Melbourne to take photos before
returning to the submarine. Both
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the submarine and the German
mine were kept secret to avoid
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panic and maintain morale
and ensure the public weren't
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frightened that the Germans and
Japanese were this far south.
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But these incidents galvanized
the authorities into action and
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they built four radar bunkers
along the coastline including
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this one at Cape Otway. Built
under a veil of secrecy these
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bunkers were built for
one reason, the detection and
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interception of the enemy. Up
to 50 service men were stationed
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here to keep a lookout for
Japanese and German submarines.
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The data they collected was sent
by wireless telegraphy to the
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top secret defense headquarters
in Melbourne. The information
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was then plotted on a main
operations board so aircraft
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could be dispatched
to investigate or engage
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unidentified or hostile
aircraft ships or submarines.
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The Cape Otway
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radar bunker was one of the best
kept secrets of the war. But as
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fascinating as this World War II
intrigue and bunker are the Cape
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Otway lighthouse provides an
intriguing window into much more
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of Australia's past. It's the
oldest surviving lighthouse on
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mainland Australia with the
light in continuous operation
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since 1848. Before Bass
Strait was discovered by Matthew
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Flinders around 1799, ships
had to sail around Tasmania, Van
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Diemen's Land back then, taking
an extra week to 10 days. Then
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Lieutenant James Grant
discovered a shortcut through
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Bass Strait. This new route
shaved off nearly 1200 km or up
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to a week from the journey
and quickly became the popular
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approach to the colony of Port
Jackson, later Sydney, from the
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early 1800s. There was only one
problem with the new route. The
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narrow gap between Cape Otway
and King Island at the mouth of
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Bass Strait. It's only 90
km wide but became an infamous
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graveyard for many a sailing
ship. It caught out even the
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most experienced mariners who
likened this perilous stretch of
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water to threading the Eye of
the Needle. In the Bass Strait
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the mighty Southern Ocean is
forced through a passage nearly
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90 km wide and up onto the
continental shelf where the sea
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bottom becomes relatively
shallow. In these parts, the
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wind blows and swells of 10
to 20 meters aren't rare. On a
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typical day the swell is about
six meters. Imagine after three
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long dreary months of traversing
the wide ocean sailing ships
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faced the delicate navigational
task of threading the Eye of the
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Needle. There was nothing
to guide and direct the ship
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through what was considered the
most dangerous stretch of water
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in the world. One mistake could
have the ship tragically wrecked
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on the rocks and reefs of the
Shipwreck Coast and sadly there
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were many mistakes. After a
series of tragic shipwrecks off
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the coast here that claimed
hundreds of lives, a lighthouse
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was eventually commissioned. In
1835 almost 250 lives were lost
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and there were
very few survivors
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floundered off King Island while
trying to enter Bass Strait.
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One hundred and thirty-five
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female convicts with 55 children
30 male convicts and all the
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crew perished. Rose Ann Highland
was one of only a handful of
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survivors of the Neva tragedy.
Three of her children perished.
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Rose showed great courage in
giving testimony to a government
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inquiry into the need for a
lighthouse at the entrance to
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Bass Strait. She gave a dramatic
account of the night the Neva
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was wrecked as well as
some insight into the perilous
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conditions faced by single women
on the long journey to the new
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colonies both at the hands of
the elements and at the hands of
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the sometimes unscrupulous
sailors. But it took another
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major shipping disaster almost
10 years later before action was
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take to overcome the deadly
entrance to Bass Strait. The
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entire nation of Australia was
left reeling after the Cataraqui
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was wrecked on the west coast
of King Island on August 3, 1845
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claiming the lives of over 400
people. It remains to this day
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Australia's worst peacetime
maritime disaster. These
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shipping tragedies were of great
concern to Charles La Trobe, the
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superintendent of Port Phillip,
now Melbourne. News of these
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shipwreck tragedies and the
great loss of life spread to
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London and immigrants became
reluctant to board Australian
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bound ships. They preferred
safer passages to the colonies
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of America, Canada and Africa.
This was a disaster for La Trobe
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because it hindered the young
colonies' efforts to attract
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immigrant families and labor.
He presented a summation and a
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power final argument to
the select committee of light
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houses established to determine
the location of a lighthouse at
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the entrance to Bass Strait.
La Trobe's passionate plea and
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the public outrage and
widespread condemnation
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following these tragic
shipwrecks forced the New South
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Wales government to finally
commission a lighthouse at the
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entrance to Bass Strait. Its
task was to warn ships of danger
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and guide them safely on their
way and so prevent any further
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loss of life. Charles La
Trobe who considered himself an
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amateur explorer made three
overland attempts at reaching
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Cape Otway before finding
success in 1846 thanks to the
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help of aborigines and settlers.
It had taken him a whole year,
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but he finally marked the
proposed site for a lighthouse
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at the most southerly point in
the region. To endure the storms
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and harsh conditions the
lighthouse had to be built on a
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rock solid foundation. It
had to be steadfast, sturdy and
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reliable. The construction
of the lighthouse was an amazing
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feat. Stone used to build the
lighthouse was sought and cut
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at Park River five kilometers
away and transported by Oxen.
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Seventy men worked for 10
months to shape the sand stone
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to such perfect and exacting
proportions no cement was
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required to assemble the tower.
It's 21 meters high and stands
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91 meters above sea level. The
lamp was finally lit on the 29th
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of August 1848. It was
manufactured in London and was
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brought ashore at Cape Otway
through crashing surf in small
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boats. The light mechanism
consisted of 21 polished
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reflectors and lamps mounted
on a frame. Originally it was
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fueled by whale oil, then
kerosene and later electricity.
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The light showed nearly 50
km out to sea and gave a really
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bright light. It's brightness
is equivalent to one million
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candles. Cape Otway lighthouse
had a scandalous start. The
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first lighthouse keeper, Captain
James Lawrence, was a drunken
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rogue who failed to keep a light
shining. He was dismissed only
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a month into his posting.
Subsequent lighthouse keepers
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were charged with maintaining
the light, shining a beacon of
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hope onto Bass Strait to prevent
any further loss of life. The
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light must be kept shining. But
life wasn't easy for lighthouse
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keepers and their families. Cape
Otway was a wild and isolated
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place. It was a lonely and
difficult existence. Working
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conditions were challenging
and the pay was low. They also
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struggled with limited
food provisions and infrequent
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deliveries. The situation
was especially difficult for the
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second light keeper at Cape
Otway, Henry Bales Ford and his
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wife Mary. This was also true
of Kathrine Evans, the wife of
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long serving assistant keeper
William Evans. They lost two
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young children at the Cape,
a son Cornelius in 1867 and an
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11-month-old daughter Kathrine
in 1868. There's a headstone at
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the graves of the children at
the nearby Cape Otway Cemetery.
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William Evans served longer than
any other assistant keeper at
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Cape Otway, for well over
20 years. About 30 ships were
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wrecked off the coast just
out from Cape Otway from the
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lighthouse. Two of the most
significant of these ships were
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Jenny and Eric the Red. Jenny
was sunk in 1854. Now just a few
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years after this lighthouse
was completed in 1848 gold was
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discovered in Ballarat and
workers throughout Australia
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went AWOL as they searched for
their fortune at Ballarat. They
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left their jobs and even some of
the assistant lighthouse keepers
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here at Cape Otway left their
positions, left their posts, and
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made their way to Ballarat. Now
it was during this time that the
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head lighthouse keeper had taken
full responsibility for keeping
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the lamp burning. And during
this time, one morning while
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walking on the nearby beach, he
found a large section of fresh
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mast and he knew that a ship had
sunk. He then went searching and
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sure enough at a beach not
far from here he discovered the
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survivors of the Jenny. He
brought them back here to the
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lighthouse station in Cape Otway
and cared for them using his own
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supplies until help was
provided In 1851 Victoria had a
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population of 77,000 people. By
1861, just 10 years later, the
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population of Victoria was
540,000 people, which was half
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the total population of
Australia. Most of them arrived
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by sea with ships carrying
people and ships carrying the
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supplies they'd ordered in from
overseas and ships carrying the
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gold they dug up and sent back
to England. Each of these ships
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faced the same treacherous
conditions along the Shipwreck
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Coast. Each of the passengers
and crew knew all about the
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tragic shipwrecks but they had
no other option for travel so
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continued their journey placing
their faith in the captain and
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hoping that the weather would
be mild and they would make it
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through the dangerous waters
safely. When the weather was
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rough every person on board
would strain their eyes to see
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the light shining from the
Cape Otway lighthouse along the
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Shipwreck Coast. The long
awaited sighting of the Cape
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Otway lighthouse brought great
relief to ship captains and
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attempt of the dangerous
maneuver of threading the Eye
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of the Needle and entering Bass
Strait. You can imagine what it
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was like to newcomers to
this land. For many thousands of
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early migrants Cape Otway was
their first sight of land after
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leaving Europe or North America
and many months at sea. They'd
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sailed more than 20,000 km and
had spent more than three, four
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or five months at sea. It was
the longest journey an immigrant
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could take. As an immigrant you
couldn't take a longer journey
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anywhere in the world. They
just experienced the storms and
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trials of this long and arduous
journey without seeing land.
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And then they saw the lighthouse
This was their first landfall,
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their first sight of land in
a long time. When they saw the
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lighthouse they knew they had
safe passage into Bass Strait.
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They knew they could negotiate
the Eye of the Needle. They were
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safe. The lighthouse would guide
them to their new home. So to
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many passengers and crew
the Cape Otway lighthouse became
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known as the beacon of hope.
Today the Cape Otway lighthouse
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stands here as a reminder
of the storms and challenges
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experienced by sailors and
migrants coming to Australia.
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It's also a reminder that
we've all experienced storms and
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challenges in our lives. Maybe
you're currently in the midst of
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a raging storm, maybe multiple
storms. You many even think
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they're going to totally
overwhelm you. Storms are
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a certainty but you don't
have to fight life's huge storms
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alone. God is always ready to be
your lighthouse in the storms of
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life He has the power to either
calm the storm or carry you
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through it. He's like the
lighthouse, your beacon of hope,
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your place of refuge from
the enormous storms that try to
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engulf and destroy you. Listen
to Psalm 107 verses 28 to 30:
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God has the real power to
keep you safe. You don't have to
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fight the storms by yourself any
longer. He promises to protect
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you and guide you to safety.
He will lead you to a place of
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refuge, a place of shelter
to endure the storm. Notice this
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encouraging promise in
Psalm chapter 91 verses 1 to 3:
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Isn't that reassuring. God
promises to protect you and
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deliver you but there's
more. Listen as God's promise
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continues in Psalm
91 verses 14 and 15:
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If you would like that assurance
that protection, if you would
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like God to be your personal
lighthouse and to provide you
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with peace, guidance and safety,
then why not ask him right now
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as we pray.
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Dear heavenly Father, we pray
that you will illuminate our
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path and guide us on our journey
through life. Thank you for
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being our lighthouse, our
beacon of hope during the storms
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of life. We are grateful that we
don't have to fight these storms
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alone. May we always remember
that you are with us, that we
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are never alone in the midst
of these storms. I pray that you
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will send each one of us
your peace today, the peace that
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passes all understanding.
And thank you that during all of
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life's storms you provide
a perfect place of safety and
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refuge for us. In
Jesus' name we pray, Amen.
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and a new earth. And God will
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eyes. There shall be no more
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There shall be no more pain for
the former things have passed
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away.
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