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Baring Head Lighthouse under construction

Image

View of Baring Head Lighthouse under construction in March 1934. This replaced the Pencarrow light and became operational in 1935. It was the first lighthouse in New Zealand to use electricity to power its light and was automated in 1989.

Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library,
Reference: EP-Transport-Shipping-Lighthouses-02
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Baring Head Lighthouse under construction, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/baring-head-lighthouse-under-construction, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated