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Georges Head Light, precast top being placed on pile foundation 27 March 1924

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Western Channel Pile Light

An active pile lighthouse off Georges Head in Sydney Harbour marking the western end of Sow and Pigs Reef. A white timber and concrete structure with a copper dome, it was designed to match the existing Eastern Channel Pile Light. It was constructed in 1924 to replace an earlier, smaller beacon that had in turn replaced a lightship in 1912.

 

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The largest arm of Port Jackson, which extends west from the Heads past Balmain and meets the estuaries of the Lane Cove and Parramatta rivers.