Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Legal Status Text
Lighthouse
Authorized form of name
WOODMAN POINT LIGHTHOUSE
Other form(s) of name
Description identifier
AU WA A1773
Description area
Dates of existence
1902-08-23 -
History
A lighthouse and keeper's quarters was established at Woodman Point in 1902.
On 1 July 1915, responsibility for lighthouses in Western Australia passed from the State Government to the Commonwealth Government. This transfer of function was effected through an agreement between the Governor-General of Australia and the Governor of Western Australia under the Lighthouses Act 1911-1915 (Cwth).
Places
Functions, occupations and activities
Mandates/sources of authority
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Related entity
AU WA A11 - HARBOUR AND LIGHT DEPARTMENT (1880-01-01 - 1982-03-01)
Identifier of the related entity
AU WA A11
Category of the relationship
Superior
Dates of the relationship
-
Description of relationship
Related function
Related unit of description
Series S112 - LOGBOOKS - WOODMAN POINT LIGHTHOUSE
Role
Creation
Description of relationship
Dates of relationship
-
Control area
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Final