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The troubled history of the Cape St George Lighthouse

Sam Baker
Updated July 19 2023 - 10:23am, first published April 21 2023 - 3:00pm
The Cape St George Lighthouse keepers' families in circa 1890. Photo by Samuel Elyard, supplied by Jervis Bay Maritime Museum.
The Cape St George Lighthouse keepers' families in circa 1890. Photo by Samuel Elyard, supplied by Jervis Bay Maritime Museum.

'It is not often in history that you can say a lighthouse did more harm than good, but that is the case of the Cape St George Lighthouse.

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Sam Baker

Sam Baker

Journalist

Sam Baker is Journalist with the South Coast Register on the South Coast of NSW. He also contributes work to The Batemans Bay Post, Milton Ulladulla Times, Southern Highlands News and Illawarra Mercury. Email: sam.baker@austcommunitymedia.com.au Phone: 0472 904 583

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